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Plum tree

The plum tree is a stone fruit tree that isn’t very difficult to grow. It gave its name to the Prunus family. Learn about pests and diseases, too.

Inverted plum cake on a ceramic plate, glossy purple-red plum halves in amber caramel, golden crumb, one slice cut, jug of cream beside

Upside-Down Plum Cake with Brown Butter and Cardamom

Desserts & Bakes
Damson plum

Damson plum, a sweet European plum: planting, care, harvest

The fruit Orchard
Various plants that thrive in full sun

Full sun? These plants will positively thrive!

Garden Flowers
Plum facts

Plum, a sweet delicacy: key facts and origin

The fruit Orchard
Summer care for fruit trees

Summer care for fruit trees

The fruit Orchard
flowering plum

Flowering plum, Prunus trees

Shrubs
Alsace quetsche, a damson species

Alsace damsons or quetsche, delicious plums

The fruit Orchard
Plum harvest in a basket

Plum and prune: traditional uses, kitchen ideas and cautions

Health
Fruit fly, yellow, on bright green leaf with black background.

Fruit flies, how to fight them

Treating diseases and pests
Plums on a plum tree

Plum tree, how to have great plums

The fruit Orchard
Increase fruit harvest - a basket of apples.

Best practices to enhance fruit harvest

The fruit Orchard
European brown rot infecting a fruit

European brown rot, rotting fruit, techniques and treatments to avoid and cure the disease

Treating diseases and pests