1、 Shape difference

Sakura is a small tree or deciduous shrub, which can grow to about 2.5 meters and the crown width is about 1.5-2.8 meters. When young, the branches are purple brown, glabrous, and the old branches have lenticels. The purple leaf plum can grow up to 8 meters, with dark gray branches and dark red branchlets when young

2、 Blade difference

Purple leaf dwarf cherry leaves are long oval or long oval, about 4-8 cm long. The color of the leaf surface is red or purple, the color of the back is more red, and the top of the new leaf is bright purplish red. The leaves of Purple Plum are oval, oval or obovate, rarely oval lanceolate, dark green above and light below

3、 Color difference

The flower color of purple leaf dwarf cherry is light pink, and the flowering period is from April to May. The flower color of purple leaf plum is white, and the flowering period is in April