Wild about Texas plums

Prunus angustifolia.

That’s not what the Indians called them. Me either.

We’re talking Texas wild plums. They’re ripe now.

I’d nominate wild plums to be the state fruit, but red grapefruit justifiably already holds that title. Love those Texas red grapefruit.

So let’s create a Texas wild fruit category to give wild plums equivalent billing.

Mammals offer a precedent. The longhorn is the official nonfly…