Red plum leaves are broadly ovate to ovate, with fine serrations on the edge. However, the leaves of Chimonanthus praecox are ovate to ovate lanceolate, with no sawtooth margin.
Each node of red plum has 1-2 flowers, the color is light pink or red, and the color of cultivated varieties is purple or red. The flowering period is generally from January to February every year. The color of wax plum is yellow, and its flowering period is earlier than the former, from November to march of the next year.
The fruit of red plum is a kind of stone fruit, which is nearly spherical and has sutures. The color is yellow or green, the surface is soft, the flesh and the stone are not easy to separate. Mature from June to July every year. The fruit of Chimonanthus praecox is achene, which is oval, green at the initial stage and gray brown after ripening. Fruit period: July to August.
