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Have you ever heard of plum blossoms? These sweet flowers bloom in the winter and are often mistaken for the more popular flower out of the two, the cherry blossom. If you don't know which is which, this wikiHow is for you!

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Examine the end of the petals.

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  1. Plum blossoms have rounded petals as you'd see with a normal flower.
    • Sometimes, the part that curves inwards on the cherry blossom will be very subtle and/or small, so you'll have to look closely to see it.
    • If you can't see it clearly, it may help to compare other things to tell which flower it is.
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Look at the buds of the flower.

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Look at the leaves of the flower.

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  1. However, cherry blossoms will have normal green leaves, ranging from light green to darker shades.
    • Another thing to take into account is the appearance of the leaves. The leaves of the plum blossom will look rolled, but the leaves of the cherry blossom will look folded.
    • The leaves of the cherry blossom come out after it blooms, but the plum blossom leaves come out as they bloom.
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    Do cherry blossom trees produce fruit?
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    Cherry blossom trees do produce small cherries, although the fruit is inedible.
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