PLU-ought]. A new fruit grown near Fresno in California's San Joaquin Valley. Pluots are a cross between a plum and an apricot, combining the delicious flavors of both "parent" fruits. Smooth-skinned like a plum on the outside, pluots have deep red skin and sunny yellow flesh with a sweet/tangy flavor. The fruit is also sold dried.

A pluot (plü-ot) is a tradename for a fruit developed in the late 20th century by Floyd Zaiger. In the United States, the fruit is known by most regulatory agencies as an interspecific plumhttp://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.