The difference between beauty plum, purple-leaf plum and elm-leaf plum

Introduction to Plum Blossom, Purple-Leafed Plum and Plum Blossom

Name: Beauty plum

Other name: Magnolia

Family: Rosaceae, Apricot

Origin: Mainland China

Name: Purple Leaf Plum

Alias: Red Leaf Plum

Family: Rosaceae, Prunus

Origin: Southwestern Asia

Name: Prunus armeniaca

Alias: Little Peach

Family: Rosaceae, Prunus

Origin: Northern my country

The difference between beauty plum, purple leaf plum and elm leaf plum

The beauty plum is a hybrid variety with oval leaves and purple-red color. The flowers are pink, double-petaled, and fragrant. The beauty plum usually blooms first and then leaves appear, or the flowers and leaves appear at the same time. The fruit of the beauty plum is plump, bright red in color and sweet in taste.

The young leaves of purple-leaf plum are bright red, and the old leaves turn purple-red when there is sufficient light. Its flowers are single-petaled, have no fragrance, and bloom at the same time as the leaves. The fruit is relatively small, dark red in color, and tastes sour and astringent.

The leaves of Prunus armeniaca are oval or obovate, the petals are purple-red, single to double, the fruit is spherical, the flesh is relatively thin, and it will crack when ripe.

If you follow the differentiation method introduced by the editor and observe carefully, you can distinguish between the beauty plum, purple-leaf plum and elm-leaf plum!