"Plumcots, Pluots, and Apriums are all hybrid fruits, meaning that one variety of produce has been crossbred with a second variety to produce an entirely new third variety. Many fruits and vegetables are actually man-made, and while modern farmers can graft part of one fruit tree onto a different type of tree to produce a hybrid fruit, nature has also been producing hybrid plants via mutation and cross-pollination for centuries, so it's not the same as genetic engineering in a laboratory."
"A plumcot is about an even split of 50% plum and 50% apricot, so their traits can vary widely. Plumcots were the first hybrid fruit to combine apricots and plums, while Pluots and Apriums followed later. The sweetness from the apricot blends with the more sour notes of a plum, making them a delicious combination of the two fruits. Varieties include the Supernova with a deep red flesh; Golden Treat with a yellow flesh and pale green skin;"
Hybrid fruits result from crossbreeding between different fruit varieties or via natural mutation and cross-pollination. Farmers can graft parts of one tree onto another to produce hybrids, and selective crossbreeding aims to combine the best traits of both parents. Floyd Zaiger developed refined stone-fruit hybrids including Pluots and Apriums in the late 1980s. Plumcots are roughly 50% plum and 50% apricot, producing variable traits. Pluots are about 75% plum and 25% apricot, exhibiting more plum-like qualities with added sweetness. Plumcot varieties include Supernova, Golden Treat, and Flavor Gator.
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