1. Colour

The color types of plum blossoms are complex, including red, yellow and white, while the color of peach blossoms is bright, but the types are relatively single, mostly pink and rarely light white

2. See if there are leaves when flowering

Plum blossom is characterized by flowering first and then growing leaves, so it must be plum blossom without leaves; Peach blossom is a symbiotic coexistence of flowers and leaves. From a distance, it must not be plum blossom but peach blossom that sets off each other

3. Judging by the growth height of the tree

Plum trees are slightly short, generally five or six meters high, and their trunks are mostly light gray; Peach trees are taller than plum trees, and can grow to 6 to 8 meters. Most of their trunks are rough and mainly grayish brown

4. Judging by flowering time

The flowering time of plum blossom and peach blossom is different. Plum blossoms usually bloom in cold winter and low temperature early spring, that is, from the twelfth month to February of the lunar calendar; Peach blossoms usually bloom in spring and March, when it is warmer. However, some places have different climates, so the flowering time is not necessarily particularly accurate

5. The degree of petal density

Although the petals of plum blossoms and peach blossoms look similar, the petals of plum blossoms are more dense and thick than those of peach blossoms. The gap between the petals is smaller and the color is thicker; The petals of peach flowers are sparse and thin