Editing Prune (section)

==Production==
More than 1,000 plum cultivars are grown for drying. The main cultivar grown in the United States is the 'Improved French' prune. Other varieties include 'Sutter', 'Tulare Giant', 'Moyer', 'Imperial', 'Italian', and [[greengage]]s. Fresh prunes reach the market earlier than fresh plums and are usually smaller in size. The great majority of commercially grown prune varieties are [[Self-pollination|self-fertile]] and do not need separate pollinator trees.<ref>{{cite book|title=Growing Prunes (Dried Plums) in California: An Overview|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GxxjwNoAHgcC&pg=PP2|year=2007|publisher=UCANR Publications|isbn=978-1-60107-486-7|pages=2–}}</ref>

===Name change===
In 2001, plum growers in the United States were authorized by the [[Food and Drug Administration]] to call prunes "dried plums".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=117656&page=1|title=FDA Approves Prune Name Change|date=2006-01-06|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2016-07-14}}</ref> Due to a perception that prunes relieve [[constipation]] (perceived as [[derogatory]]), some distributors stopped using the word "prune" on packaging labels in favor of "dried plums".<ref>Janick, Jules and Robert E. Paull (2008). ''The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts''. CABI. {{ISBN|0-85199-638-8}}. p. 696.</ref>