The flowering period is different: early cherry blossoms bloom in March, late cherry blossoms bloom from late March to April, and plum blossoms bloom in1-March.
Flowers are different: cherry blossoms are pink or white, while plum blossoms are deep red and reddish, with a strong floral fragrance.
Petals are different: the pedicel of cherry blossoms is very long, and there is a gap at the top of the petals. Plum blossoms have no pedicels and no gaps in petals.
Plum blossom has been cultivated in China for at least 3000 years, and was introduced to Japan as early as 700 AD. At present, Japanese plum cultivation is the most prosperous in the world except China. Japan is rich in cherry blossoms and has a long history of cultivation. Japanese people regard it as the national flower. There are many kinds of Japanese cherry blossoms, with more than 800 recorded. Cherry blossoms were also cultivated in ancient China, but it was not until the Tang Dynasty that Li Shangyin's "Where is Zheng Ai, it is urgent to manage, and the cherry blossoms hang down on the sunny shore" began to be mentioned.