Fruiting stage

The fruit of purple leaf plum looks like a plum. The small spherical fruit is round and lovely.

Purple leaf plum usually bears fruit in August.

Fruit appearance

Although purple leaf plum can bear fruit, its fruit is relatively few and looks much smaller than plum. The fruit of purple leaf plum is mainly purplish red, which is darker than the color of the leaves.

be careful

Don't eat the fruit of purple leaf plum at will.

First, the edible fruit of purple leaf plum refers to the fully mature fruit. Only when the fruit is fully mature, it will be delicious. Immature fruit will contain a lot of organic acids, tannins and other substances, which will taste sour and astringent and affect the taste.

Secondly, purple leaf plum is mostly planted on the roadside. These plants are mainly used for greening. They may have been sprayed with a lot of pesticides, and there will be pesticide residues on the fruits. And because it grows on the roadside, it also absorbs a lot of tail gas and pollutants. These substances will do harm to human body.