Pyracantha is an evergreen shrub, the height of the trunk is about 3 meters, the side branches are relatively short, the old branches are dark brown, without the distribution of small hairs.
Hawthorn belongs to deciduous tree, bark is rough, color is dark gray or gray brown, old branch color is gray brown.
The pedicel of Pyracantha fortunei and its total pedicel are almost free of small hairs. The pedicel is about 1 cm long and the flowers open from March to May.
There are soft hairs distributed on the pedicel and pedicel of hawthorn, which gradually fall off and decrease after flowering. The pedicel is shorter, about 4 to 7 mm long, and the flower opening time is from May to June.
The fruit diameter of Pyracantha fortunei is about 5 mm, the skin color is orange or crimson, the fruit period is from August to November.
The fruit of hawthorn is larger than the former, with a diameter of 1 to 1.5cm. The skin color is dark red, with light spots on it. The fruit period is from September to October.
