1、 Difference between branches and leaves

Mountain cherry, also known as hairy cherry, is very similar to the latter, and the plant height is basically the same. The color of branches is brown and crisp. The leaves are rough. There are small fluff on the front and back of the leaves. You can feel it by feeling it. There are sharp serrations on the edge of the leaves, and the position of the leaf end is not cracked

Elm leaf plum is different from the former. The color of branches is purple and the color of twigs is gray. The leaves are smoother, the edges of the leaves are coarse serrated, and there will be a little hair on the back

2、 Different flowers

The blossom time of mountain cherry is the same as that of its leaves. The flower color is relatively light, mainly white with a little pink

The flowers of elm leaf plum will open earlier than the leaves. The flower color is more pink, showing a pink feeling. It looks pink and tender, and then the color will gradually become lighter

3、 Different fruits

Mountain cherry produces a large number of fruits, but the fruit is relatively small, with a diameter of about 0.8-1 cm. There are no ribs on the fruit surface except longitudinal grooves on both sides

The number of fruits produced by elm leaf plum is small, and the double petal varieties basically do not bear fruit, but the single fruit is large, with a diameter of about 1-1.8 cm, and irregular reticulation on the surface