The difference between wintersweet and plum blossom

Different colors

Plum blossoms come in a variety of colors including white, pink, purple, and dark red; wintersweet flowers are mainly waxy yellow, and other colors are relatively rare.

Different flowering periods

Wintersweets usually bloom around the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, about two months earlier than plum blossoms.

Different tree crowns

The plum blossom is a tree with a main trunk that can grow to several meters. The branches usually have thorns. In addition to straight branches, there are also drooping branches and twisted branches. The crown is an irregular round shape. Wintersweet is a shrub with clustered and upright branches. The rhizome is very developed and block-shaped. The branches are 2 to 4 meters high and the main trunk is 4 to 10 meters.

Different leaves

The leaves of plum blossom are alternate, broadly ovate to ovate, about 4 to 10 cm long; the leaves of wintersweet are opposite, nearly leathery, oblong in shape, with a rough, green upper surface and a smooth, gray back.

Different scent

The plum blossom has a subtle fragrance that is fresh and elegant; although the wintersweet also has this fragrance, its fragrance is stronger, stronger than that of the plum blossom.