Then in late summer to early fall, the blueish purple plums, which contain antioxidants, envelop the tree. Flanner said he recently received a jar of beach plum jam from a friend in New Jersey.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you picture a plum, you'll most likely think about a dark, purple-skinned fruit with a sweet and mellow taste: most likely a damson plum.

"In the case of peaches and plums, orange and yellow fruits like peaches are packed with carotenoids for immune support — while purple fruits like plums contain anthocyanins that protect against ...

A plum bred in Queensland is showing promise in the fight against dementia. Australian researchers are testing whether an extract from the fruit can boost brain health.

Summer, to me, is all about stone fruit: dark-purple plums, peaches you can smell from three feet away. But last summer, I struggled to find peaches at the farmers’ markets in New York City.

"It was perfected in 1877 and there are two Pershore plums today: July Purple and the late August Yellow. They have really put the lovely town of Pershore on the fruit growing map.” The Pershore ...