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The difference between green peach and oleander

Jane Margolis
2020-06-29 14:06:35
Different plant types: green peach is a tree with a height of about 3-8m; oleander is a large shrub with a height of about 3-5M. Different leaves: green peach leaves are oblong lanceolate with short length; oleander leaves are narrow lanceolate with relatively long length. Flower and fruit are different: the flower of green peach is a half and double petal, which can produce edible fruit; the flower of oleander is a single or double petal, which can not produce fruit generally.

Green peach is a kind of arbor plant, with a relatively high height, about 3-8 meters. Its crown is very wide and very flat. The bark outside is dark reddish brown, some small branches are very long and thin, and the top is smooth and hairless.

Oleander is an evergreen erect shrub, the height should be lower, the highest can grow to about 5 meters, the above branches are gray green.

The leaves are different.

The former leaves are oblong lanceolate, shorter in length, about 7 - 15 cm long, no hair on the leaves.

The latter leaves are narrow lanceolate, relatively long, about 11-15 cm, with a little hair on the back of the leaves when they are young, they fall off when they are old.

3. Different flowers and fruits

The flowers of green peach are semidouble and double petals, with many types. The petals are oblong and oval, and the color is pink. There are few white ones. Can produce edible fruit, fruit juicy and fragrant.

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The flower of oleander is single petal or double petal, the shape is funnel-shaped, the color of petal is dark red or pink, and there are also cultivated white varieties. Generally can not bear fruit, even if bear is also inedible capsule.

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