Here's why plums are as nutritionally beneficial as they are juicy and delicious — plus why you may want to go easy on how ...

The trees that bear these sweet red orbs thrive ... As it turns out, their fruit -- a cross between a Japanese plum and an American plum -- was also delicious. Before long, this cultivar, which ...

About 300 weeping plum trees in the precincts of Yuki Shrine in Mie Prefecture's Tsu City are in full bloom. Visitors can surround themselves with the fragrant flowers through mid-March.

The sprawling, nine-hectare grove contains around 4,000 plum trees of 28 varieties, which are nearly at full bloom. The early-blooming Ryokugakushidare trees are particularly striking.

"The weeping plum trees glistening in the rain looked so beautiful-just like a Japanese painting," Suzuki said. "I was so moved that I wrote this description: In the hush of rain, the weeping plum ...

Plums grow on plum trees and vary significantly in size, shape and color depending on where they are cultivated. Chinese and Japanese plum trees, for instance, produce plums with an oblong shape ...