The flowers are different: the flowers and leaves of cherries bloom together, and the color of the flowers is pinkish; the flowers of Prunus pumila bloom earlier than the leaves, and the color of the flowers is pink, deeper and more pink than the former. Leaves are different: Nanking cherry leaves have sharp serrations on the edge, while plum leaves have coarse serrations on the edge. Different fruits: the fruit setting rate of cherries is higher, and the single fruit is smaller; the fruit setting rate of plum is very low, but the single fruit is larger.
