Plumcot
Fruit
Cool & dark
A plumcot is a cross between a Japanese plum and an apricot. Depending on the percentage of plum/apricot, this fruit is also called apruim or pluot. In appearance, this fruit most closely resembles the plum. A plumcot has a dark red, smooth skin and a large stone. The flesh is orangey to red. The fruit is very aromatic and tasty.
Preparation & storage
Storage
In a cool place (12-15ºC), you can keep plumcots for up to 5 days.
Plumcots ripen at room temperature.
Therefore, do not store unripe plumcots in the fridge. Like plums, they are very sensitive to low temperatures because this interferes with their post-ripening.
Ripe specimens can be kept in the fridge for a few days.
How do I know if a plumcot is no longer good? The plumcot is limp, soggy or mouldy. You can recognise this decay by looking too closely.
Preparation
Wash the fruit and remove the stalk. The large stone, in ripe specimens, usually lets go easily.
Storage times
Not (yet) ripe
Fruit bowl: 5 days
Ripe
Refrigerator: 2-3 days
Cleaning plumcot
See preparing.
Information
Portion size
Cultivation
Tip
Plumcot flavour
Availability
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