"fruit in these open tarts or flans is cut into suitably sized pieces and the cake is glazed: red glaze is recommended for red plum and rhubarb flans, whereas apricot glaze is recommended in yellow plum and apricot flans. The German plum cake, known as ""Zwetschkenkuchen"", can be found all over the country, although its home is Bavaria. In chef Robert Carrier's recipe for it, the base is made from yeast pastry rather than often used shortcrust pastry, because the yeast pastry ""soaks up the juice form the plums without becoming soggy"". In Italy, plum cake is known by the"
"title of chapter 40 of his ""Kitab al-Filaha"" as والتفاح الارمني, """"apple from Armenia"""", stating that it is the same as المشمش or البرقوق (""al-mishmish"" or ""al-barqūq""). Accordingly, the ""American Heritage Dictionary"" under ""apricot"" derives ""praecocia"" from ""praecoquus"", ""cooked or ripened beforehand"" [in this case meaning ""early ripening""], becoming Greek ""πραικόκιον"" ""praikókion"" ""apricot"" and Arabic البرقوق ""al-barqūq"", a term that has been used for a variety of different members of the genus ""Prunus"" (it currently refers primarily to the plum in most varieties of Arabic, but some writers use it as a catchall term for ""Prunus"" fruit). The English name"
"also known as Armenian Plum) have been grown in Armenia for centuries and have a reputation for having an especially good flavor. Peaches are popular as well, as are grapes, figs, pomegranates, and melons. Preserves are made from many fruits, including cornelian cherries, young walnuts, sea buckthorn, mulberries, sour cherries, and many others. Notes Inline General The UCLA conference series titled ""Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces"" is organized by the Holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History. The conference proceedings are edited by Richard G. Hovannisian. Published in Costa Mesa, CA, by Mazda Publishers, they are:"
"Date-plum Diospyros lotus, with common names date-plum, Caucasian persimmon, or lilac persimmon, is a widely cultivated species of the genus ""Diospyros"", native to subtropical southwest Asia and southeast Europe. Its English name derives from the small fruit, which have a taste reminiscent of both plums and dates. It is among the oldest plants in cultivation. The species area extends from East Asia to the west of the Mediterranean, down to Spain. The date-plum is native to southwest Asia and southeast Europe. It was known to the ancient Greeks as ""God's fruit"" (, ""Diós pŷrós""), hence the scientific name of the"
"Prunus armeniaca Prunus armeniaca (meaning Armenian plum), the most commonly cultivated apricot species, also called ansu apricot, Siberian apricot, Tibetan apricot, is a species of ""Prunus"", classified with the plum in the subgenus ""Prunus"". The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation, though almost certainly somewhere in Asia. It is extensively cultivated in many countries and has escaped into the wild in many places. ""Prunus armeniaca"" is a small tree, tall, with a trunk up to in diameter and a dense, spreading canopy. The leaves are ovate, long and wide, with a rounded base, a pointed"
"smooth texture except for three ridges running down one side. The origin of the apricot is disputed and unsettled. It was known in Armenia during ancient times, and has been cultivated there for so long that it is often thought to have originated there. Its scientific name ""Prunus armeniaca"" (Armenian plum) derives from that assumption. For example, the Belgian arborist baron de Poerderlé, writing in the 1770s, asserted, """"Cet arbre tire son nom de l'Arménie, province d'Asie, d'où il est originaire et d'où il fut porté en Europe ..."""" (""this tree takes its name from Armenia, province of Asia, where"
"language ). In El Salvador, it is called Jocote de Corona. Among the English-speaking Caribbean islands it is known as yellow mombin or hog plum, while in Jamaica it is called Spanish plum, gully plum or coolie plum. In Surinam the fruit is called Mope. In Brazil, the fruit is known by several different names, such as cajá, taperebá and ambaló. In Peru, it is known as uvos or mango ciruelo. In Ghana, it is hog plum or Ashanti plum. It is called ""Akukor"" in the Ewe language of Ghana. In Bengali, it is called ""আমড়া"" (Amṛa). In Nigeria, the"
"fruit is called Iyeye or Yeye in the Yoruba language, ngulungwu in Igbo and isada in Hausa. Other common names include hug plum, true yellow mombin, golden apple or Java plum, Ambaralla (ඇඹරැල්ල) in Sri Lanka. In Panama it is called mangotin. In ""habla congo"" of palo mayombe in Cuba, it is called ""nkunia guenguere kunansieto', ciruela. In Palauan, it is called titimel. Spondias mombin Spondias mombin or ""Spondias purpurea"" var. ""lutea"", also known as yellow mombin or hog plum is a species a tree and flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, including"
"Prunus mume Prunus mume is an Asian tree species classified in the ""Armeniaca"" section of the genus ""Prunus"" subgenus ""Prunus"". Its common names include Chinese plum and Japanese apricot. The flower is usually called plum blossom. This distinct tree species is related to both the plum and apricot trees. Although generally referred to as a plum in English, it is more closely related to the apricot. In Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking, the fruit of the tree is used in juices, as a flavouring for alcohol, as a pickle and in sauces. It is also used in traditional medicine. The"
"from the Aramaic name for almond (Luz), and is translated as such in some Bible versions such as the NIV. The Arabic name for almond is لوز ""lauz"" or ""lūz"". In some parts of the Levant and North Africa it is pronounced ""loz"", which is very close to its Aramaic origin. La entrada de la flor is an event celebrated on 1 February in Torrent, Spain, in which the clavarios and members of the Confrerie of the Mother of God deliver a branch of the first-blooming almond-tree to the Virgin. Almond The almond (""Prunus dulcis"", syn. ""Prunus amygdalus"") is a"
"Apricot An apricot is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus ""Prunus"" (stone fruits). Usually, an apricot tree is from the species ""P. armeniaca"", but the species ""P. brigantina"", ""P. mandshurica"", ""P. mume"", ""P. zhengheensis"" and ""P. sibirica"" are closely related, have similar fruit, and are also called apricots. The scientific name ""armeniaca"" was first used by Gaspard Bauhin in his ""Pinax Theatri Botanici"" (1623), referring to the species as ""Mala armeniaca"" ""Armenian apple"". Linnaeus took up Bauhin's epithet in the first edition of his ""Species Plantarum"" in 1753, ""Prunus armeniaca"". ""Apricot"""
"from Lorraine, France, making true Mirabelle Plums almost impossible to get in the US. Mirabelle plum Mirabelle plum, also known as mirabelle prune or cherry plum (Prunus domestica"" subsp. ""syriaca), is a cultivar group of plum trees of the genus ""Prunus"". It is believed that the plum was cultivated from a wild fruit grown in Anatolia. The mirabelle is identified by its small, oval shape, smooth-textured flesh, and especially by its red, or dark yellow colour which becomes flecked in appearance. They are known for being sweet and full of flavour. The fruit is primarily used in fruit preserves and"
"fruit and flowers. The plant is known by a number of different names in English, including Chinese plum and Japanese apricot. An alternative name is ""ume"", from Japanese, or ""mume"", from the scientific name. Another alternative name is ""mei"", from the Chinese name. The flower is known as the ""meihua"" (梅花) in Chinese, which came to be translated as ""plum blossom"" or sometimes as ""flowering plum"". The term ""winter plum"" may be used too, specifically with regard to the depiction of the flower with its early blooming in Chinese painting. In Chinese it is called ""mei"" (梅) and the fruit"
"Mirabelle plum Mirabelle plum, also known as mirabelle prune or cherry plum (Prunus domestica"" subsp. ""syriaca), is a cultivar group of plum trees of the genus ""Prunus"". It is believed that the plum was cultivated from a wild fruit grown in Anatolia. The mirabelle is identified by its small, oval shape, smooth-textured flesh, and especially by its red, or dark yellow colour which becomes flecked in appearance. They are known for being sweet and full of flavour. The fruit is primarily used in fruit preserves and dessert pies, and its juice is commonly fermented for wine or distilled into plum"
"Spondias dulcis Spondias dulcis (syn. ""Spondias cytherea""), known commonly as ambarella (ඇඹරැල්ලා) in Sri Lanka or June plum is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. It is known by many other names in various regions, including kedondong in Indonesia and in Malaysia, buah long long among the Chinese population in Singapore,Isbaandheys' in Somalia, Embe Ng'ong'o' in Tanzania, prune de cythère, pommecythere, or golden apple in Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Suriname, Saint Lucia and Martinique, June plum in Bermuda and Jamaica, mangotín in Panama, yuplón in Costa Rica, golden apple in Grenada, Saint Vincent"
"One Soviet-era writer reports that Armenia's apricots, peaches, walnuts and quince are ""equal or superior to the world's best grades."" Another writes ""Armenian peaches are famous, and her brandies are popular throughout the world"". Grapes, figs, and pomegranates are also popular. Grapes and apricots are commonly used to make ""bastegh"", a dried ""fruit leather"" of possible Persian origins that resembles Fruit Roll-Ups. The Armenian version of the wheat berry pudding ""ashure"" is called ""anoushabour"". Since Armenians serve this pudding during Christmas and on New Year's Eve, it is sometimes called ""Armenian Christmas Pudding"". The pudding may be accompanied by ""kurabiye"""
"to other ""Prunus"" species are not yet clear, as an initial molecular phylogeny found that various DNA sequences gave ambiguous indications, and it did not appear to belong in a clade with ""Prunus armeniaca"". Prunus brigantina Prunus brigantina, called Briançon apricot, marmot plum, and alpine apricot, is a wild tree species native to France and Italy. It is the only apricot-like ""Prunus"" species native to Europe. The fruit is similar to the commercial apricot ""Prunus armeniaca"", and is edible. An edible oil produced from the seed, 'huile des marmottes', is used in France. Unlike the other closely related species known"
"buttock"", because the two lobes of the fruit resemble the human gluteus maximus muscles. In 1965, Cornelis Kalkman moved ""Pygeum"" to ""Prunus"", and this classification has the authority for now. However, a recent cladistic study notes of ""Pygeum"": ""its relationships to ""Prunus"" remain to be tested by molecular cladistics."" ""Prunus africana"" is known by the common names African cherry, pygeum (from its former scientific name, ""Pygeum africanum""), iron wood, red stinkwood, African plum, African prune, and bitter almond. In other languages spoken where it grows, it is known as ""tikur inchet"" in Amharic, ""mkonde-konde"" in Chagga, ""muiri"" in Kikuyu, ""entasesa"""
"In certain parts of the world, some fruits are called plums and are quite different from fruits known as plums in Europe or the Americas. For example, marian plums are popular in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, otherwise also known as ""gandaria"", ""plum mango"", ""ma-praang"", ""ma-yong"", ""ramania"", ""kundang"", ""rembunia"" or ""setar"". Another example is the loquat, also known as Japanese plum and Japanese medlar, as well as ""nispero"", ""bibassier"" and ""wollmispel"" elsewhere. In South Asia and Southeast Asia, jambul, a fruit from tropical tree in Myrtaceae family, is similarly sometimes referred to 'damson plums', and it is different from damson plums"
"The fruit is a cluster of bright orange or red berries. All parts of the plants, including the berries, are poisonous, containing significant amounts of calcium oxalate as raphides. The genus name is the Latinized form of the Greek name for these plants, ""aron"". Formerly placed here: Arum Arum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. Frequently called ""arum lilies"", they are not closely related to the true lilies ""Lilium"". Plants in closely related ""Zantedeschia"" are also called"
"of Bdadoun came from the North Lebanon Maronite families as peasants. They found an uninviting land made of mostly rocky landscape strewn with oaks, wild figs, vines and some olive trees. Local dwellers built stone terraces planted fruit trees such as apricot, almonds, pear, apple, pomegranates, and plum trees. It is the latter, that Bdadoun is mostly known for plums (Turkish: ""Erik"", or ""Can Erik"". Arabic: ""al-barqūq"", البَرقوق ) and holds an annual harvest festival in May. This plum is believed to be a close relative of the Greengage. This is not to be mistaken with the Chinese Plum or"
"both the fruits and the tender leaves are eaten. Spondias dulcis Spondias dulcis (syn. ""Spondias cytherea""), known commonly as ambarella (ඇඹරැල්ලා) in Sri Lanka or June plum is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. It is known by many other names in various regions, including kedondong in Indonesia and in Malaysia, buah long long among the Chinese population in Singapore,Isbaandheys' in Somalia, Embe Ng'ong'o' in Tanzania, prune de cythère, pommecythere, or golden apple in Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Suriname, Saint Lucia and Martinique, June plum in Bermuda and Jamaica, mangotín in Panama, yuplón"
"in a hard, stony shell, often called a ""stone"", with a grainy, smooth texture except for three ridges running down one side. The origin of the species is disputed. It was known in Armenia during ancient times, and has been cultivated there for so long, it is often thought to have originated there. Seeds of the apricot have been discovered during archaeological excavations of the Garni Temple and Shengavit settlement, having a history of 6000 years. Its scientific name ""Prunus armeniaca"" (Armenian plum) derives from that assumption. For example, De Poerderlé, writing in the 18th century, asserted, """"Cet arbre tire"
"son nom de l'Arménie, province d'Asie, d'où il est originaire et d'où il fut porté en Europe ..."""" (""this tree takes its name from Armenia, province of Asia, where it is native, and whence it was brought to Europe ...""). An archaeological excavation at Garni in Armenia found apricot seeds in an Eneolithic-era site. Despite the great number of varieties of apricots that are grown in Armenia today (about 50), according to Vavilov its center of origin would be the Chinese region, where the domestication of apricot would have taken place. Other sources say that the apricot was first cultivated"
"In China it is largely used as an ornamental, and the fruit is eaten, but not prized. In peach growing regions throughout the world it is used as a source of rootstocks. ""Prunus"" is the ancient Latin name for plum trees. ""Davidiana"" is named for L'Abbé Armand David (1826-1900), a missionary and collector of Chinese plants. Prunus davidiana Prunus davidiana (syn. Amygdalus davidiana, Persica davidiana, Prunus persica var. davidiana) is a species in the genus ""Prunus"" in the family Rosaceae. It is also known by the common names David's peach and Chinese wild peach. It is native to China, preferring"
"Syzygium cumini Syzygium cumini, commonly known as jambolan, Java plum, black plum or jamun, is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, adjoining regions of Southeast Asia, China and Queensland. The name of the fruit is sometimes mistranslated as blackberry, which is a different fruit in an unrelated family. ""Syzygium cumini"" has been spread overseas from India by Indian emigrants and at present is common in former tropical British colonies. The tree was introduced to Florida in 1911 by the USDA, and is also now commonly grown in Suriname, Guyana"
"bonsai and other forms of living sculpture. Cultivated cherry plums can have fruits, foliage, and flowers in any of several colours. Some varieties have sweet fruits that can be eaten fresh, while others are sour and better for making jam. Cherry plums are a key ingredient in Georgian cuisine where they are used to produce tkemali sauce, as well as a number of popular dishes, such as kharcho soup and chakapuli stew. Cherry plum Prunus cerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum. It is native to Southeast Europe and Western Asia,"
"or prunes, although, in many countries, prunes are a distinct type of dried plum having a wrinkled appearance. Plums may have been one of the first fruits domesticated by humans. Three of the most abundant cultivars are not found in the wild, only around human settlements: ""Prunus domestica"" has been traced to East European and Caucasian mountains, while ""Prunus salicina"" and ""Prunus simonii"" originated in Asia. Plum remains have been found in Neolithic age archaeological sites along with olives, grapes and figs. The name plum derived from Old English plume or ""plum, plum tree,"" which extended from Germanic language or"
"Prunus ursina Prunus ursina (bear's plum, ) is a species of ""prunus"" native to the woods of Western Asia from Turkey to Syria and Lebanon. ""Prunus"", from the Latin ""prūnus"" which is a loan from Greek (προῦνον, prounon) means plum tree. ""Ursina"" derives from ""ursus"", a bear, referring to one of a bear's favorite foods. ""Prunus ursina"" is a deciduous shrub to a small tree, reaching 4 to 8 meters in height; it is highly branched and the branches sometimes bear spines. The twigs are velvety and the leaves are ovate to oblong. ""Prunus ursina"" produces white hermaphrodite flowers in"
"Armenia, Turkey, Georgia, northern Iran to Afghanistan, although it thrives in a variety of climates and can be grown successfully at latitudes as far north as Scotland. It should not be confused with its relatives, the Chinese quince, ""Pseudocydonia sinensis"", or the flowering quinces of genus ""Chaenomeles"", either of which is sometimes used as a culinary substitute. The fruit was known to the Akkadians, who called it ""supurgillu""; Arabic سفرجل ""al safarjal"" ""quinces"" (collective plural), as well as in Judea of Israel during the Mishnaic era where it was called “Perishin” (פרישין collective plural, or sing. “Prish”); quince flourished in"
"Prunus vachuschtii Prunus vachuschtii is a putative species of plum known by the common name in . It is native to the Caucasus region. In Georgia, it is eaten in hand and is used to make a tart sauce for meat dishes. Although it is probably conspecific with ""Prunus cerasifera"", the cherry plum (in ), Georgians distinguish the two botanically and culinarily. In the Caucasus, ""P. vachuschtii"" tends to be found from Caspian sea level up to 500–700m and ""P. cerasifera"" tends to be found at higher elevations, up to 1600–1800m. N. N. Bregadze, who was apparently quite the splitter,"
"large grove of apricot trees and a steady supply of medicinal ingredients. The term ""Expert of the Apricot Grove"" (杏林高手) is still used as a poetic reference to physicians. In Armenia, the wood of the apricot tree is used for making wood carvings such as the ""duduk"", which is a popular wind instrument in Armenia and is also called the apricot pipe. Several hand-made souvenirs are also made from the apricot wood. Prunus armeniaca Prunus armeniaca (meaning Armenian plum), the most commonly cultivated apricot species, also called ansu apricot, Siberian apricot, Tibetan apricot, is a species of ""Prunus"", classified with"
"when ripe, 1–2 cm in diameter. Seeds with thin skin and a very hard endosperm. Caucasian persimmon fruits are edible and contain lots of sugars, malic acid, and vitamins. They are used as fresh fruits or after frost, but usually dried. Drying and frost destroy their tartness. Date-plum Diospyros lotus, with common names date-plum, Caucasian persimmon, or lilac persimmon, is a widely cultivated species of the genus ""Diospyros"", native to subtropical southwest Asia and southeast Europe. Its English name derives from the small fruit, which have a taste reminiscent of both plums and dates. It is among the oldest plants"