Plums are a joy. Who can pass an enticing bowl without sampling one of these ripe, succulent fruits? But, as ever, the trees need tlc, pruning and disease control, if they’re to provide such a tasty ...

Prune plum tart is all about timing. The fruit, a variety of late season plum and beloved in German-speaking countries, is called zwetschgen. It refers to the inky purple, oval-shaped plum that debuts ...

market distinguished by their smaller size, and oval rather than round shape. More dark blue than purple in color with a yellow-green interior, prune plums are a free stone (pit easily removed from ...

Italian prune plums are in season (late August), and they are little gems to cook with (as well as being great snacks au naturel). The dusky purple-blue fruit turns a stunning fuschia colour when ...

Plums can be surprising. Will the one you sink your teeth into be tart or sweet? There are no guarantees, but there are a few hints. Clockwise from top left: Purple plums, cherry plums, red plums, ...

PURPLE plum is one of the first trees to flower in spring. This year, despite the mildness of the winter, it is pretty much on time. Some years it is a little earlier, others a couple of weeks later.

All of the popular fruit trees produce flowers. Otherwise, they could not produce fruit. The stone fruits, such as almond, apricot, cherry, peach, plum and prune, bloom very impressively at this time ...