The difference between red plum and wintersweet

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1. Differences in leaves

2. Differences in colors

3. Differences in fruits

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Leaves: Red plum leaves are broadly ovate to ovate in shape, with fine serrations on the edges. The wintersweet is oval-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, with entire edges. Flower color: Red plums are light pink or red. The wintersweet is yellow. Fruit: Red plum drupe is nearly spherical, yellow or green. The wintersweet is an achene, obovate-elliptical, and turns gray-brown when mature.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Leaf differences

The red plum leaves are broadly ovate to ovate in shape, with fine serrations on the edges. The wintersweet leaves are elliptical-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, with entire edges without serrations.

2. Differences in colors

Each section of red plum blossoms has 1-2 The flowers are light pink or red in color, and the cultivated varieties have purple or red flowers. The flowering period is usually from January to February every year. The color of wintersweet flowers is yellow, and the flowering period is earlier than the former, from November to March of the next year.

3. Fruit Differences

The red plum fruit is a drupe and is nearly spherical in shape. , and there are sutures, the color is yellow or green, the surface is pubescent, and the pulp and core are not easy to separate. Ripens in June-July every year. The wintersweet fruit is an achene, which is obovate and oval in shape. Its initial color is green and turns gray-brown when mature. The fruiting period is from July to August.

2. Differences in colors

3. Differences in fruits

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