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In fruit, the cell walls are mainly composed of polysaccharides including pectin. During ripening, a lot of the pectin is converted from a water-insoluble form to a soluble one by certain degrading enzymes. [11] These enzymes include polygalacturonase. [9] This means that the fruit will become less firm as the structure of the fruit is degraded.
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The fruit, which ripens in August and September in the Northern Hemisphere, is a popular seasonal table fruit. It is also used for making prunes . Prune plums hold their form well at oven temperatures and are much used in baking, [ 7 ] for example in tarts such as quetschentaart and zwetschgenkuchen .
Prunus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs from the family Rosaceae, which includes plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds (collectively stonefruit).The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, [4] being native to the temperate regions of North America, the neotropics of South America, and temperate and tropical regions of Eurasia and Africa, [5] There are about 340 ...
The ornamental plump, round, crimson fruit appears in summer and fall (autumn) at the same time as the blooms. In moderate, coastal areas the fruits appear through the year. The fruit can be eaten out of hand or made into pies, jams, jellies, and sauces. [4] Some claim that other than the fruit, the plant is poisonous. [5]
It has small, roundish, black fruit, with a blue bloom, and is a very heavy bearer. [27] Its heavy cropping led to it being widely planted in England. Shropshire Damson, shown at centre left. Other plums shown are Imperial Gage (labelled 1), Lombard (3), Maynard (4) and Yellow Egg (5).
It can grow to 4–10 m (13–33 ft) tall. [9] The flowers are 2–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in) in diameter and have a strong fragrant scent. [9] They have colors in varying shades of white, pink, and red. [10] The leaves appear shortly after the petals fall, are oval-shaped with a pointed tip, and are 4–8 cm long and 2.5–5 cm wide. [9]
A striking and easily recognised fungus, Plums and Custard takes its common name from its plum-red scaled cap and crowded custard yellow gills. The flesh is cream-coloured and spore print creamy white. The base colour of the cap under the purplish scales is yellow. [1] Cap: convex becoming bell-shaped then flattening with age.