Characteristics of plum blossoms, pictures of plum blossoms

1. Features

1. Tree: Plum blossoms are small trees, and occasionally shrubs, but they are relatively rare. Its height is between 4-10 meters, the bark is light gray with a hint of green, and the surface is very smooth. Its twigs are green and hairless. The leaves are ovate or elliptical, between 4-8 cm long, no more than 5 cm wide, with serrated edges and gray-green color. The young leaves have hairs on both sides, but they fall off as they grow. The same is true for petioles.

2. Flowers: The plum blossoms usually bloom from February to March. Most flowers grow solitary, but there are also cases where two flowers grow in one bud. The pedicels are usually short and usually glabrous, usually before the leaves open. The calyx is reddish brown, some are green, the calyx tube is bell-shaped, and the sepals are ovate or nearly round. Its petals are mainly white and pink, obovate in shape, and have a strong fragrance when open.

3. Fruit: The plum that people often talk about is its fruit, but the common plum blossom is the flower plum, which almost never bears fruit. Only the fruit plum bears fruit. The fruit is spherical, with a diameter of 2-3 cm, yellow or greenish white in appearance, and covered with soft hairs. It tastes very sour, and the flesh and core are stuck together. The core is oval, with a pointed tip, a little flat on both sides, and honeycomb-like holes. It usually matures in May and June.