




Black Splendor Plums
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Description/Taste
Black Splendor plum has a deep blue-black skin and beet-red flesh. It is a larger than average plum and typically an early ripening plum. It is a clingstone variety, meaning that the central pit does not cleanly separate away from the flesh. The fruit is extremely juicy and is moderately tart but balanced by rich sweet flavors.
Seasons/Availability
The Black Splendor plum is available late spring and summer.
Current Facts
Plums are a stone fruit and members of the Rosaceae family and classified under the genus, Prunus, along with peaches, cherries, almonds and apricots. The benchmark plum variety is the Santa Rosa plum, a Japanese plum developed in America by Luther Burbank in 1906. The Black Splendor plum is larger, tarter and an earlier ripening variety when compared to the Santa Rosa.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Black Splendor Plums. One

The Gourmandise School |
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Sweet Rose Creamery's Plum Sorbet |
Tarladalal |
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Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Black Plum Sauce and Peach Relish |
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