The difference between crabapple and Nanking cherry

Leaf blade: the former is oval or oval back to long oval, with dark green on the top, shiny and purple halo, pubescence on the middle vein, and no hair on the rest; the latter is oval or obovate, with dark green on the top, no hair, light green on the bottom, sparse hair along the vein. Petals: the former is obovate; the latter is oval.

I. blade difference

The leaves of Begonia verticillata are ovate or oval, 3.5-8 cm long and 2.5-4.5 cm wide, with small serrations or near whole ones, dark green on the top, glossy and purple halo, pubescence on the midvein, no hair on the rest, short petioles

The leaves of Nanking cherry blossom are oval or obovate, wider than the former, about 5-12 cm long and 2.5-7 cm wide, with sharp double serrations on the edge, dark green on the top, glabrous, light green on the bottom, sparse pilose along the vein, and longer petioles than the former, about 1.3-1.5 cm..

2. Petal difference

The petals of Begonia verticillata are obovate and pink, usually more than 5. The flowering period is from March to April.

The petals of Nanking cherry blossom are oval, white or pink, and the flowering period is in April.

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