History Of Plum

Prunus domestica is supposed to have originated in the area of the Caucusus and Asia Minor. First findings of primitive cultivars were reported to occur in Central Europe about 500 BC, probably known already by the Celtic and Teutonic tribes. Subsequently the fruit was dispersed to countries in central Europe by the Romans. It is probable that high quality cultivars originated from southeast Europe after the middle Ages, and distributed throughout Europe by the seventeenth century. Plum is now cultivated globally in temperate to warm-temperate regions, mostly in Central, S and SE Europe, further on in N Africa, W Asia, India and North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and in South America.

Health Benefits Of Plum