Small trees, sparse shrubs, 4- 10 meters above sea level; Bark light gray or greenish, smooth; Branchlets are green, smooth and hairless. Leaf blade ovate or elliptic, leaf margin usually with small sharp serrations, grayish green. Flowers solitary or sometimes two peanuts in 1 bud, with strong fragrance, open in front of leaves;
Calyx is usually reddish brown, but some varieties of calyx are green or green purple; Petals obovate, white to pink. The fruit is nearly spherical, 2-3 cm in diameter, yellow or greenish white, pilose and sour; Mucosal nucleus; The nucleus is oval with slightly flattened sides. Flowers bloom in winter and spring.
Cultivated varieties are all over the country, but most of them are in the provinces south of the Yangtze River basin, and there are also a few varieties in northern Jiangsu and southern Henan. Some varieties have been successfully introduced in North China. Japan and North Korea also have it.
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The ancient literati in China had a special liking for plum blossoms, and appreciating them was an elegant thing. Plum appreciation is mainly based on the word "exploration", and plum appreciation generally pays attention to color, fragrance, shape, rhyme and time.
The colors of plum blossoms are purplish red, pink, light yellow, light ink and pure white. "Red plum", the flower shape is extremely beautiful, and the flowers are rich; "Green calyx", white flowers, green sepals, double white petals, fragrant; "Purple plum", double purple, faint fragrance;
Tens of thousands of plum blossoms are planted in pieces, and the branches are sparsely decorated with jade. Some are as bright as the morning glow, some are as white as snow, and some are as green as jasper, forming a spectacular sight of Meihaiyun condensing clouds and steaming.