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Plums and pluots grow sweet and supple in the San Joaquin Valley of California. There they thrive amid long, sunny days, cool nights, and highly permeable soil that retains plenty of moisture. Soil conditions play a key role in the farming of plums and pluots. A more gravel-like soil will typically speed up the growing process.

Pluots may not quite share the household-name status of plums, but they do share much of plums' genetics. A pluot is a hybrid fruit with a genetic makeup that's 75% plum and 25% apricot.

It's hard to find much that isn't healthy about plums and pluots. They're fat-free, sodium-free and cholesterol-free, and they're also good sources of vitamin C, which helps promote a strong immune system.