Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part plum and part apricot, this complex hybrid may be the most elusive stone fruit. Serious Eats / Getty Images Even during peak ...

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a ...

Q. What is the difference between plumcots, pluots, and apriums? Which varieties are the best? Luther Burbank, the famous plant breeder, crossed an apricot (Prunus armeniaca) with a Japanese plum ...

Don't ask Chip Brantley to tell you about pluots unless you really want to know about pluots. He knows a lot about 'em, and he's glad to tell you. First, he'll tell you that a pluot is 75 percent plum ...

Meet the pluot. Or perhaps you've already met. This firm but fleshy fruit, a hybrid of the plum and apricot, has been a seasonal guest in markets for the past few years. Chefs and home cooks love the ...