"Dark Skin"Plums Pluot
Inventory, 25 lbs : 0
Description/Taste
Deep purple in color with a unique flavor, the "dark" pluot is a cross between a plum and an apricot. The skin and flesh resemble a plum more than an apricot. Pluots have smooth skin, like plums, and firm, juicy, sweet flesh surrounding a pit.
Seasons/Availability
Pluots are harvested mid-June to the end of June.
Current Facts
A botanically true pluot is a cross between a plumcot (50% apricot and 50% plum), and a true plum.
Applications
Pluots, like other stonefruit, are best enjoyed fresh at their peak of ripeness. Pluots may also be baked, roasted, sauteed, pureed or cooked into jams and compotes.
Geography/History
Locally grown in the center of the tree-fruit industry, Reedley, California, the pluot is a new hybrid, cross-introduced in 1989. Pluots have a predominantly plum parentage, having smooth skins like plums.
