Maili belongs to deciduous shrub, natural deciduous in autumn, the height of trunk is not high, belonging to the subgenus of dwarf Nanking cherry, generally 0.5-1.5m high, up to two meters.
The height of the trunk of plum is a little higher than the former. The trunk is not strong, and it starts to branch from the bottom.
Plum flowers are solitary or 2 in clusters, with short pedicels, about 6 to 8 cm long. The bottom of the calyx is bell shaped, and the flowers open almost at the same time as the leaves.
Plum flowers clustered, pedicel longer, about 5 to 10 cm long, calyx at the bottom of a gyro.
The shape of the leaves is oblong or elliptic lanceolate. The leaves are slightly smaller, 2.5 to 6 cm long, with fine blunt heavy serrations on the edges.
The leaf shape of plum is different, it is ovate, the leaf is bigger, it is about 3 to 7 cm long.
