plum-tree-bounty Published September 2, 2012 at 336 × 480 in Garden Harvest: Photo Essay Our plums still need to ripen. Plums are my favorite dried fruit. I have never found a commercial dried plum as good as the ones I dry myself. Our plums still need to ripen. Plums are my favorite dried fruit. I have never found a commercial dried plum as good as the ones I dry myself.