Before we delve deep into fall flavors, pluots are one of my favorite start-of-fall fruits. They are a hybrid between a plum and an apricot, where it has the pretty purple hues and juiciness of a plum ...

Q. What is the difference between plumcots, pluots, and apriums? Which varieties are the best? Luther Burbank, the famous plant breeder, crossed an apricot (Prunus armeniaca) with a Japanese plum ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: 1. We are in the midst of the pluot revolution. A pluot is a hybrid between a plum and an apricot. It has been said that some people don’t like plums and some ...

The choice presents itself to you in the produce aisle like a word puzzle. There are pluots and plumcots and apriums, in shades of green and purple and orange that suggest either — or neither — plums ...