Home plum (Latin Prúnus doméstica) is a fruit plant; a species of the genus Plum of the subfamily Plum family Rosaceae. A tree up to 15 m high with a wide-or narrow-ovate crown. The life span of a tree depends on the variety and can reach 25 years, the productive period is 10-15 years. Early — fruiting varieties enter fruiting in the second or third year after planting, late-fruiting varieties-in the sixth or seventh year. The root system is rod — shaped, the main mass of roots is located at a depth of 20-40 cm. Leaves alternate, simple, short-stemmed, elliptical or obovate, with a serrated or saw-like edge, pubescent below; length 4-10 cm, width 2-5 cm. Flower buds are simple, give 1-3 flowers. The flowers are white, 1.5—2 cm in diameter. The self-fruitfulness of plums depends on the variety, but the yield always increases if there are different varieties in the plantings. The fruit is single-boned, purple, yellow, pale green, red, black and blue, with a bluish waxy coating. The bone is flattened, pointed at both ends.