Plums are a type of small fruit that comes in many different varieties. They come in many colors, including green, red, yellow, and purple. The flesh of the Plum is usually yellow or red. Plums are a kind of stone fruit. Stone fruits, or drupes, are fruits that contain a stone or a pit. This stone contains the seed of the fruit. Around the stone is an edible, fleshy exterior. Plums belong to the same family as peaches, nectarines, and apricots. But plums are much more diverse than their stone-fruit cousins. Plum is widely eaten fresh as a dessert fruit, cooked as compote or jam, or baked in a variety of pastries. When they are dried, people call them prunes.
