![Plumcots and Plum Cherries are in Lafayette](https://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2020/09/thumbnail_IMG_1044.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Plumcots and Plum Cherries are in Lafayette
In a recent visit to a local supermarket in Lafayette, I found myself roaming around the produce department looking for mangos. I didn't find mangos but what I did find were Plumcots and Plum Cherries.
You may already know about these cross-pollinated fruits, I didn't. A Plumcot is a cross between a plum and an apricot. A Plum Cherry is a combination of a plum and a cherry.
I looked at these fruit as though I'd seen a ghost right there in front of the pineapple chunks. I thought, what on earth kind of genetically modified bull is this? However, my interest was sparked and my taste buds filled with desire.
I reached into my pocket, grabbed my phone and hit the internet. 'Cause that's what we all do these days when we need to know something, right!? I wanted to find out if there was a minimal chance that man had not messed with nature this time. I wanted to believe by the Grace of God, Plumots and Plum Cherries were natural and not developed in a lab. But I just knew the internet was going to tell me that some laboratory in California had made these fruit in a test tube. But to my surprise, my assumption was incorrect.
Plumcots, also known as Pluots and Plum Cherries are 100% natural. Floyd Zaiger introduced Pluots in the 1980s. He cross-bred plums and apricots using a method of hand pollination.
Today there are at least 20 different varieties of Pluots, each having a unique look and taste. The store I visited had Plumcots and Plum Cherries by Family Tree Farms located in Reedley California.
Plumcots and the other hybrid varieties are high in vitamins A and D, potassium, calcium, phosphate and fiber. Those with a deep red skin are high in antioxidants.
You have to get them quick though as each variety is only around for about 3 weeks out of the year.
KEEP READING: 3-ingredient recipes you can make right now
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Have a Horrible Odor, Eliminate It With Apples](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2022/08/attachment-GettyImages-825249206.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![South Louisiana Sounds Off on the Best After School Snacks](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/08/attachment-kuanish-reymbaev-4uAmz2HyPKc-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![NEW: Strawberries That Taste Like Pineapple and You Can Grow Them](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2021/05/IMG_2421.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Annual ‘Dirty Dozen’ List of Pesticides on Fruits and Veggies](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/03/GettyImages-107545595.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Recall Expanded for Fresh Cut Fruit Sold at Walmart](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2020/10/GettyImages-1225856674.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Walmart Pre-Sliced Fruit Recall Due to Listeria](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2018/06/GettyImages-127566676.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![8 Things to Look for When Buying a Better Watermelon](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2020/07/Size-Matters-Natural-Ways-via-YouTube.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![LSU AgCenter Has Tips for Keeping Fruits and Veggies Fresh Longer](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2013/04/159690465.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![It’s National Avocado Day, Here’s Where to Get Free Guac](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2019/07/GettyImages-634327944.jpg?w=980&q=75)