Many people think that cherry blossoms are the same as cherry blossoms, but in fact, they are different. Although they both belong to the Rosaceae family, cherry blossoms belong to the genus Prunus, while cherry blossoms belong to the genus Cerasus. Netizens might still be a bit confused. It's like one surname is Li and the other is Ying; they are different surnames. This should make it easier to distinguish them. Now, let me explain in more detail. After reading this, you should no longer be confused.
Cherry blossoms are the flowers that grow on cherry trees. Botanically, they belong to the Rosaceae family, genus Prunus. The cherry tree is a deciduous small tree, 6-8 meters in height. The young twigs are glabrous or pubescent. The leaves are round to oval, with a rounded or broadly cuneate base. It blooms from March to April with white flowers, 3-6 in number, forming an umbel or sometimes a raceme. The flower diameter is 1.5-2.5 cm, with stamens that are quite scattered, almost filling the entire petals. They bloom before the leaves appear. The fruit borne by cherry blossoms is the cherry we usually eat.
Cherry blossoms also belong to the Rosaceae family, but they are of the genus Cerasus. It is a deciduous tree, 15-25 meters high, with a flat, round crown. The bark is dark chestnut-brown, smooth with transversely striped luster, turning grayish-brown and rough with age. The leaves are ovate to elliptic, with a caudate apex and serrated margins with awns. The young leaves are light greenish-brown, later becoming green on the upper surface and light green on the lower surface. It blooms from April to May with white or pink flowers. 3-5 flowers grow on the tips of short lateral branches. The stamens are relatively concentrated and small compared to the petals, forming a corymbose raceme with bract-like leaves. Cherry blossoms can be divided into two categories: single-petaled and double-petaled. Single-petaled varieties can bear fruit, while double-petaled varieties mostly do not.