Prunus mume originated in La Piet de Agun, southwest France, and is the hometown of Prunus mume. China also produced in Shenjiawan, Yangxi, Zhili Town, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

At present, prunes are planted in China, mainly in Xinjiang, and are listed in August and September every year. In recent years, this kind of fruit has a high heat, and it can be sold for more than ten yuan a catty, so there is no need to sell it at all. Prunes are not native varieties, but are introduced from abroad, and the maturity time of foreign countries (southern hemisphere) is just staggered with that of China. Now you can see imported Chilean prunes on the market. Prunes produced in Chile are listed in February and March, and imported prunes can only be seen in China at this time of the year, because other producing areas in the northern hemisphere and Xinjiang mature at the same time, both in August and September.