Plum pox Plum pox Plum pox, also known as sharka, is the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit from the genus "Prunus". The disease is caused by the plum pox virus (PPV), and the different strains may infect a variety of stone fruit species including peaches, apricots, plums, nectarine, almonds, and sweet and tart cherries. Wild and ornamental species of "Prunus" may also become infected by some strains of the virus. The virus is transmitted by aphids and by the transfer of infected plant material to new locations. Plum pox poses no danger to consumers, but it can ruin the marketability
Fruit wine bottling. Plum liquor, also known as "plum wine", is popular in both Japan and Korea, and is also produced in China. In China, plum wine is called "meijiu" (梅酒). Plum wine is normally made with distilled liquor and soaked with plum. The alcohol level is higher than typical fruit wine, which is fermented with just fruits. In Taiwan, a popular post-World War II innovation based on Japanese-style plum liquor is "wumeijiu" (烏梅酒; smoked plum liquor), which is made by mixing "Prunus mume" liquor (梅酒 "méijǐu"), "Prunus salicina" liquor (李酒 "lǐjǐu"), and oolong tea liquor. Another similar drink is plum jerkum,