While so much of the produce department seems headed toward more standardization and less variety, plums are a riot. Not only are there traditional varieties spanning the gamut of skin and flesh color ...

I see wild plums. They're everywhere. And people don't know they're plums. Even I didn't know. When we moved to California, I began seeing these odd red trees—the whole tree is a deep burgundy. Weird.

Recently while visiting L.A., I spied a star. Her name is Cherry. Cherry plum. If you haven’t met her yet, you should seek her out. Like her summer plum cohorts, she is attractive, sometimes sweet and ...