Pluot

A pluot is a fruit developed in the late 20th century by Floyd Zaiger. It is a complex cross hybrid of plum and apricot, being 2/3 plum and 1/3 apricot in parentage. Its exterior resembles a plum fairly closely. Pluots are noted for their sweetness (due to a very high sugar content) and their intense flavor. Pluots are also rich in vitamin A. varieties include:\n*Blue Gusto: large, medium sweet, yellow flesh.\n*Candy Stripe: medium, pink-yellow striped, with very sweet and juicy flesh.\n*Cherry: small, bright red skin with white flesh.\n*Dapple Dandy: large sweet with pale green to yellow, red-spotted skin, red or pink juicy flesh.\n*Flavorella: round, medium-sized, golden-yellow, with sweet and juicy flesh.\n*Flavorglo\n*Flavor Grenade\n*Flavor Heart: very large, black with a heart shape, and yellow flesh.\n*Flavor King: very sweet, medium or large, with red-purple skin and red flesh.\n*Flavorosa: very sweet or tart, medium-sized, flat round dark-purple fruit with red flesh.\n*Flavor Prince: large round and purple, with red flesh.\n*Flavor Rich (flavorich): medium-sweet, large black round fruit with orange flesh.\n*Flavor Supreme: medium or large, greenish purple skin, juicy red flesh.\n*Flavor Queen: large light-green to yellow, very juicy.\n*Frugi: round, purple-green-yellow skin, very juicy and very sweet.\n*Green: green skin, clear, sweet, juicy flesh.\n*Hand Grenade: large, oblong shape, sweet and juicy flesh.\n*Last Chance: large and sweet with green skin and flesh.\n*Red Ray: medium, bright red with dense, sweet orange flesh. Pluots, or some varieties, are sometimes called dinosaur eggs. Pluot is a registered trademark of Zaiger's Genetics. See also: Aprium