The difference between plum blossoms and peach blossoms

1. Color

The color of plum blossom is more complex, such as red, yellow and white, while the color of peach blossom is more bright, but the type is relatively single, mostly pink, rarely light white.

2. See if there are leaves when blooming.

The characteristic of plum blossom is that it blossoms first and then grows leaves, so it must be plum blossoms that show a sea of flowers and leaves when they blossom, while peach blossoms are symbiotic with leaves. From a distance, it must not be plum blossoms that set off leaves, but peach blossoms.

3. Judge by the growth height of the tree.

The plum blossom tree is slightly shorter, the height is generally five or six meters, and its trunk is mostly light gray, while the peach tree is higher than the maximum height of the plum blossom tree, can grow to 6 to 8 meters, the trunk is mostly rough, and mainly grayish brown.

4. Judge according to the time of flowering

Plum blossoms and peach blossoms blossom at different times. Plum blossoms usually bloom in cold winter and low temperatures in early spring, that is, from December to February in the lunar calendar; peach blossoms usually bloom in March in Yangchun, when they are warmer. However, the climate is different in some places, so the flowering time may not be particularly accurate.

5. Look at the density of the petals

Although the petals of plum blossom and peach blossom look similar, the petals of plum blossom are denser and thicker than those of peach blossom, the gap between petals is smaller and the color is thicker, while the petal of peach blossom is sparse and thin.