It happens more often than any of us realizes. You've made it through a summer without tasting one single plum. Maybe the thought isn't particularly heart-breaking, since sinking our teeth into fruit ...

As summer goes by there's a pageant of plums in the markets. Green plums, black ones, red ones: sweet, succulent fruit giving forth nectar for warm weather refreshment. Bringing up the rear are ...

Name a fruit that grows on trees in backyards across the region. Chances are you said apple, which is the most common tree fruit in the Upper Midwest. While apples enjoy the limelight, plums are often ...

Split screen of two plum tomato types - Static Media / Shutterstock / Getty Growing up with a British mother, there were always jokes between the pronunciation of tomAtoes versus to tomAHtoes. In the ...

Urban gardeners may believe that fruit trees require sprawling yards or a full orchard to grow well, but that's not always the case. For smaller homes that have compact gardens and less space for ...

Growing juicy plums on your balcony may sound ambitious, but with the right approach, it’s entirely possible. By choosing compact varieties, suitable containers or pots, and providing consistent care, ...