Plums

An Armored Scale to Watch Out for in the Fruit Orchard and in Fruit Tree Nurseries We are seeing an uptick in samples of an armored scale commonly called the San Jose Scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock).

A list of tree fruit production guides.

The beach plum (Prunus maritima Marsh.) is a wild, native plum that grows in abundance along the beaches, among the sand dunes, and on the coastal plans from Virginia to Nova Scotia. The fruit can be consumed fresh but is commonly used for the making of jam and jelly.