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Types of Prunes & Plums

Information about all types of prunes & plums, including nutritional information, how to select perfect prunes & plums at the grocery store, and storage tips so you can keep them fresh until you're ready to eat them.

Plums are native to Asia, Europe and America. However, most US plum production is in the Japanese varieties which are red and yellow. European varieties are blue and purple.

Plum Varieties from A - Z

  • Black Beauty
  • Casselman
  • Friar
  • Italian Prune
  • Kelsey
  • Laroda
  • Red Beauty
  • Santa Rosa

Plum & Prune Tips and Trivia

  • The difference between plums and prunes is small. Plums are clingstone (the pit does not separate easily from the flesh) and prunes are freestone.
  • While there are at least 125 prune varieties, most (except for Italian prunes) are grown for drying.
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