Alucha Plums Dry Fruit

Plums are stone fruit trees of the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The other fruits belonging to this family include peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc. There are more than 140 varieties of plums sold in the world market today. It comes in a wide array of shapes and sizes and skin colours. They exist in two absolutely contrasting flavours, both sweet and tart. Some varieties amongst the numerous existing ones are dried to make prunes. Even after drying, they do not loose their sweetness. As there are a number of varieties of the fruit which are available, it is therefore not strange, that it has different places of origin. It is believed that the European plum was discovered some two thousand years ago, and it originated in the area near the caspian sea. Researchers are of the opinion that