Can the fruit of the elmleaf plum be eaten?

1. Shape

Its fruit is round and spherical with a short pointed tip. It is red in color and covered with a layer of soft, short hairs. The core of the plum is brown and large, which makes the flesh very thin and not very tasty. Its fruiting period is between May and July each year, and the skin will crack when ripe.

2. Can I eat it?

Its fruit is very ordinary and there is nothing special about it. It is non-toxic and just slightly sour, so it is edible.

3. Fruit type

There are two types of its fruits. One has a large core and less juice. This type of fruit looks shiny and bright on the outside, but not only is there very little flesh, it also tastes sour and astringent, and does not have a very good taste. Although it tastes bad, it is non-toxic and harmless to eat and can fill the stomach.

The other type is the opposite. It has a very small core and rich juice. It tastes slightly sour, but it is sweet in the sourness, so it has a sour and sweet taste.

4. About seeds

Its seeds are spherical, hard and brown in color. Pile the fruits in a shady and humid place. After the flesh has rotted, take out the core. After removing impurities, dry them slightly. Crush the core to get the seed kernel, which looks quite ordinary.