Germany - 382 10. Washington - 5,909 MT 4. Oregon - 5,000 MT 5. Major importers include Japan, Germany, Italy, Sweden, UK, Canada, France. Leaves ovate or elliptic with acute or obtuse tips, short petioles.
Flowers are similar in morphology to peach, but white, smaller, and have longer pedicels.
Bruce', 'AU Producer', 'Santa Rosa', and 'Methley' produce fair crops when grown as dooryard trees. Reine Claude', 'French', and 'Sugar' prune types are self-fruitful enough to be planted in solid blocks. Honey bees are the major pollinator. Fruit size generally larger in Japanese types, although this is heavily dependent on thinning. Native American types and their hybrids with Japanese plum often have small fruit size.