Product Name: French Improved Prune (French Prune)

Description:
The French Prune (French Improved Prune) is a premium European plum variety (Prunus domestica) that originated in southwestern France and has become the dominant prune variety in California and worldwide. It is prized for its exceptional dried fruit quality and also performs excellently as a fresh-eating plum.

Appearance:
The fruit is medium-sized and egg-shaped, with a beautiful dark red to purplish skin covered in a natural white powdery bloom. The flesh is dark amber, tender, and fine-textured.

Flavor:
Exceptionally rich and sweet, with a complex flavor profile that includes notes of plum, pineapple, persimmon, and apricot. The fruit has a fine texture and is equally delicious fresh or dried into prunes.

Growing Advantages:
Self-fruitful – no pollinizer tree required. The trees are long-lived and vigorous with an upright growth habit, and show good resistance to canker disease. Requires approximately 800 chilling hours for proper fruiting.

Versatile Use:

• Fresh: Excellent eating quality with sweet, juicy flavor.

• Dried: California’s leading dried plum variety with a 3:1 drying ratio.

• Processed: Suitable for canning and preserves.

Harvest Season:
Mid-to-late August (2nd to 3rd week of August) in most growing regions. A premium late-summer variety with strong market demand.