Yellow Plums

We have a plum tree that usually gives yellow plums, but this year many of them are turning purple and looking rotten beneath the purple area while ripening. What could be the cause of this? There also seems to be some resin on the purple area.

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#1 Comment By Nikki On 07/27/2011 @ 5:56 am

It could be scab. This article has more information that may help:
http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/tfabp/tfacts/peachscab.pdf ^[1]

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