In spring you stand in amazement in front of the fragrant, white or pink sea of flowers of an orchard. You're wondering what the difference is between apple blossoms and cherry blossoms. Find out here!
What is the difference between apple blossoms and cherry blossoms?
The difference between apple blossoms and cherry blossoms lies in color, scent and flowering time: apple blossoms have a delicate pink tone and smell aromatic, while cherry blossoms are bright white. Cherry trees usually bloom a few weeks before apple trees, in April.
How do I distinguish between apple blossoms and cherry blossoms?
Cherry trees usually bloom in April a few weeks before the apple trees. Their radiantWhiteheralds the beginning of spring.
The blossoms of the apple trees almost always have a delicatepink toneandsmellaromatic. They are visited by numerous insects and are an important foraging plant for honey bees. By the way, there is also a herbaceous plant with a very similar flower shape, the blood cranesbill 'Apple Blossom'.
How do I distinguish between European and Japanese cherry blossoms?
Japanese flowering cherriesPrunus serrulata (“Yoshino”) usually only bloom for a few days at the beginning of April in various, very strong shades of pink. The cherry blossoms are celebrated in Japan as a bigfolk festival. European cherry trees usually bloom snow-white and in most regions of Germany they only begin to bloom in mid-April.
Unlike European cherries, Japanese ornamental cherries do not develop into edible fruits.
How big do apple blossoms and cherry blossoms get?
Cherry blossoms grow up to three cm tall, apple blossoms reach two to five cm. Theirsizedepends primarily on thevariety Warm days with sufficient soil moisture in spring have a positive effect on the development of the flowers. The white flowers of the mirabelle plums, which also open in April, are significantly smaller.
Tip
Action tip for better distinguishing between apple and cherry blossoms
If you would like to take a deeper look at the flowering of our most important fruit trees, you should visit a rice pruning garden in spring. Botanical gardens also clearly show how different fruit trees can be distinguished. A visit to the largest fruit-growing region in Northern Europe, the “Altes Land” near Hamburg during the flowering period in May, will delight all apple and cherry fans.
