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  • From: Doc Lisenby <longdistshtr@shtc.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Japanese Plum Question
  • Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:03:34 -0400

A Japanese friend tried to describe to me how to make ume boshi (a salty red plum preserve). She sent me a picture of the plum used and it is green when it is ready to use. I searched the internet and found that the scientific name is Prunus mume.Sieb. et zucc. It was also called "Japanese Apricot". The red color is not a color of the plum, but comes from the Beefsteak Plant leaves which are added during the preparation. If anyone has any idea whether this plum is available in North America or knows any thing that would be helpful to me in identifying or obtaining a tree, I would be very grateful.
Doc Lisenby
Zone 7/8




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