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A '''pluot''' (''<nowiki>plü-ot</nowiki>'') is a tradename for a [[fruit]] developed in the late [[20th century]] by [[Floyd Zaiger]].[http://www.wordspy.com/words/pluot.asp] In the United States, the fruit is known by most regulatory agencies as an interspecific [[plum]][http://eatcaliforniafruit.com/ppn/media/prDetail.asp?prID=15].  It is a complex cross [[hybrid]] of [[plum]] and [[apricot]], being ¾ plum and ¼ apricot in parentage. The pluot, like the [[aprium]], is derived from the ½ plum ½ apricot hybrid called the [[plumcot]].

The fruit's exterior fairly closely resembles a plum's.  Pluots are noted for their sweetness (due to a very high [[sugar]] content) and for their intense flavor.  They are also extremely juicy.  Pluots are also rich in [[vitamin A]].

"Pluot" is a registered trademark of [[Zaiger's Genetics]].

== Varieties ==

[[Image:030815 pluot.jpg|Pluot|200px|right|thumb|"Dapple Dandy or 'Dinosaur Egg' pluot"]]Pluot varieties include:

*Dapple Dandy: large sweet with mottled pale green to yellow, red-spotted skin, red or pink juicy flesh.  This variety is often marketed under the name Dinosaur Eggs due to its marbled coloring.
*Flavorella: round, medium-sized, golden-yellow, with sweet and juicy flesh.
*Flavor Grenade: oblong with red blush on green background, very sweet and juicy. 
*Flavor Heart: very large, black with a heart shape and yellow flesh.
*Flavor King: very sweet, medium or large, with red-purple skin and red flesh.
*Flavorosa: very sweet or tart, medium-sized, flat round dark-purple fruit with red flesh.
*Flavor Prince: large round and purple, with red flesh.
*Flavor Rich (flavorich): medium-sweet, large black round fruit with orange flesh.
*Flavor Safari: medium, oblong, orange-red mottled fruit with juicy yellow flesh.
*Flavor Supreme: medium or large, greenish purple skin, juicy red flesh.
*Flavor Jewel: red blush on yellow gold background with yellow flesh.
*Flavor Queen: large light-green to yellow, very juicy.
*Sweet Treat: green yellow skin, very sweet and juicy flesh.

California pluots are sold during the summer and fall.

== See also ==
* [[Aprium]]
* [[Peacotum]]
* [[Plumcot]]
* [[Grāpple|Grapple]]


[[Category:Hybrid prunus]]