Prune plum

The prune plum (Prunus domestica subsp. domestica) is a fruit-bearing tree, or its fruit. It is a subspecies of the plum Prunus domestica. The freestone fruit is similar to, but distinct from, the clingstone damson (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia) and is especially popular in Central Europe.

Prune plum
Prune plum tree in fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
Subspecies:
P. d. subsp. domestica
Trinomial name
Prunus domestica subsp. domestica
Synonyms
  • Prunus oeconomica Borkh.
  • Prunus domestica subsp. oeconomica (Borkh.) C.K.Schneid.
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