A friend of mine got me a couple of buckets full of what he said were
> California plums.
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> HAving gotten them, I wonder.
> I cut them, and they ahve a very small oval flat shaped pit inside.
> Their flesh is a mottled purple/blue....
> when I cut them to get the pit inside, their flesh is yellow, pulpy.
> Their average size is a pear to oval shape, about one - 1.5 inch wide, and
> about 2 inches long or so.
> The interesting thing that made me wonder if they're plums or not:
> they have a "foxy" smell....
> similar to, but not as fruity as, concord grapes.
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> Does anyone know if there are plums such as these?
> or...something else?
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> Thanks.
> confused in Michigan.
> Rick Vanderwal
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Your description sounds like a plum to me. There are many varieties, shapes, and colors of plums out there. How do they taste?