Plums belong to the Prunus genus of plants and are relatives of the peach, nectarine and almond. They are all considered "drupes," fruits that have a hard stone pit surrounding their seeds. When plums are dried, they are known as prunes.

There are thousands of varieties of plums which can range in colour from green to red to deep purple to almost black. The skins are edible and usually eaten, while the small pit is discarded.

Victoria plum is a a type of English plum. It has a yellow flesh with a red or mottled skin. Victoria really excels as a culinary plum. It cooks to a distinctive pink/orange puree which makes very good jam and a good-flavoured filling for pies and crumbles. They are juicy and sweet which makes them perfect for a quick snack.

Angeleno plum the full dark red to purple-blue skin tempts you to savor its sweet light amber flesh.

Pioneer plum is an early red - skinned plum variety. The skin is bright red and the flesh a pale yellow colour.