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Prunus americana, commonly called the American plum, [7] wild plum, or Marshall's large yellow sweet plum, is a species of Prunus native to North America from Saskatchewan and Idaho south to New Mexico and east to Québec, Maine and Florida. [8] Prunus americana has often been planted outside its native range and sometimes escapes cultivation. [9]
In February, March, April and May, small white flowers blossom, 8–10 millimeters (5 ⁄ 16 – 3 ⁄ 8 inch) wide, along with red plums, up to 25 mm (1 in) long. The flowers have five white petals with reddish or orange anthers. The plums are cherry-like and tend to be quite tart until they fully ripen. [8] They ripen in late summer.
The flowers are white or pinkish, 2 cm across, [2] appearing in the spring in clusters of one to seven together. The fruit is a small, plum-like drupe, variable in appearance, 15–25 mm (5 ⁄ 8 –1 in) in length, and may be red or yellow; they mature in late summer. The plums are small and tart. [3] [4] [5]
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Fruits are usually of medium size, between 2–7 centimetres (0.79–2.76 in) in diameter, globose to oval. The flesh is firm and juicy. The fruit's peel is smooth, with a natural waxy surface that adheres to the flesh. The plum is a drupe, meaning its fleshy fruit surrounds a single hard fruitstone which encloses the fruit's seed.
Prunus domestica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. A deciduous tree, it includes many varieties of the fruit trees known as plums in English, though not all plums belong to this species. The greengages and damsons also belong to subspecies of P. domestica.
Plums may get overlooked for flashier summer fruits, but they provide benefits and healthy nutrients to aid your heart, gut and bones, dietitians say. Yes, plums help you poop. But they have other ...