Plums grow on plum trees and vary significantly in size, shape and color depending on where they are cultivated. Chinese and Japanese plum trees, for instance, produce plums with an oblong shape ...

Chinese and Japanese plum trees, for instance, produce plums with an oblong shape, while European plum trees produce round fruit. Plum trees grow well in a variety of climates, though China ...

Japanese plum juice, touted as a natural remedy to heart disease, actually works, Temple researchers say Concentrate from the sweet fruit is commonly infused into drinks and wines in Japan.

Although ume (Japanese plums) are usually only available this time of year, unlike the ume you need to make umeshu or umeboshi (fermented sour plums), the ume to make this syrup can be frozen so you ...

A simple juice concentrate from the Japanese plum, known as Japanese apricot or ume, may yield health benefits such as protecting against hypertension and cardiovascular disease, a study shows.

It must be pointed out that nearly all plum varieties that we eat fresh — known as Japanese plums — cannot be made into prunes since, when they are dried, they ferment and are rendered inedible.

The first time I came across pickled plums was on a trip to Tokyo ten years ago. Whole plums were plopped into sparkling highballs, adding a salty, lip-smacking kick to the whiskey.