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    This document describes a European plum tree located in the Permaculture Garden behind Middlefield buildings. It has green or purple leaves, small white flowers, brown bark, and produces dark red or purple fruit that is about 3 inches in diameter. The flat, smooth bark and purple plums indicate it is a European plum rather than a Japanese plum, which would have pink toned fruit.

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    This document describes a European plum tree located in the Permaculture Garden behind Middlefield buildings. It has green or purple leaves, small white flowers, brown bark, and produces dark red or purple fruit that is about 3 inches in diameter. The flat, smooth bark and purple plums indicate it is a European plum rather than a Japanese plum, which would have pink toned fruit.

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    This document describes a European plum tree located in the Permaculture Garden behind Middlefield buildings. It has green or purple leaves, small white flowers, brown bark, and produces dark red or purple fruit that is about 3 inches in diameter. The flat, smooth bark and purple plums indicate it is a European plum rather than a Japanese plum, which would have pink toned fruit.

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    Plum Tree Characteristics

    Prunus domestica Appearance: Green or purple leaves; small white


    flowers; brown bark; with dark red or purple fruit
    Size: 15’-20’ in height; fruit is 3" in diameter
    The European plum is not native to
    Location: Permaculture Garden; behind
    California but is very well-adapted to the
    Middlefield buildings
    Californian climate. The flat, smooth
    bark and purple plums indicate that this Season: Flowers in spring; produces fruit in
    tree is a European plum and not a summer
    Japanese plum, which would have pink
    toned fruit. Most plum trees are now
    found in urban areas such as cities,
    schools, and homes. Plum trees are full,
    dense trees during the fall, but digress into a barren tree with lighter green or yellow leaves in the
    inter.
    winter

    Fun Facts Sources


    Plums were one of the first fruits domesticated by Hunker
    humans. National Geographic
    Picture: Megan Leich

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