This very popular plum has reddish-purple skin and red-tinged amber flesh. Its taste is tangy-sweet.
Damson
This small, tart, blue-purple European-type plum is used mainly for jams and preserves.
Empress
These large, dark-blue plums have sweet greenish flesh and taste like prune plums.
California French plums
These small, meaty European-style plums are descendants of the French pruneaux d’Agen, which are used in France to make prunes. Most of the California French plum crop is destined to be sold as dried plums, but you can occasionally find them fresh
