1、 Shape difference

The color of red Melaleuca bark is grayish brown, and there will be edges on the tender branches. There will be long silk hair at the initial stage of growth, and it will soon become hairless. The branches are upright without sagging. The color of the bark of Cyclocarya paliurus is brown, which is relatively thick and has longitudinal crack lines. There are fluff on the twigs and will not disappear, and the branches are sagging

2、 Blade difference

The leaves of Melaleuca rubra are hard leathery, linear, silky at the initial stage, and will fall off soon. The leaves of Salix mandshurica are leathery, lanceolate, and linear lanceolate in the later stage, without silk hair

3、 Petal difference

The petals of red Melaleuca are oval and green. The petals of qianliu are closer to round, and the color is light green