The Farming Report 4/17

Hello! Joe here with The Farming Report. This rain is really holding off the planting but we do need rain! So this week once again we will look at a fruit!

This week it is…………….

Plums!!!!

 

* Plums can be eaten fresh, or made into jams, jellies, and preserves.

* Dried plums are called prunes.

*Plum trees grow to the height of 7 to 18 feet tall.

*California is the world’s largest producer of dried plums, supplying 48 percent of the world’s supply and 99 percent of the U.S. supply.

*A prune plum tree produces up to 300 pounds of fruit. Fans of the fruit should appreciate each little one, as it takes three pounds of the fresh fruit to make one pound dried!

Well thats all from me! See you next week.
~Joe~