Abstract
Prunus mume is a small deciduous arbour tree species with a weak trunk and a shallow and broad root system. The flower buds of P. mume are covered with scales, and usually, one bud has only one flower. Branching is weak and gradually weakens with increasing tree age; the majority of the long twigs are located in the middle and upper parts of the branches. Adaxial leaf surfaces in P. mume bear hairs on young leaves, which gradually fall as the leaves mature. The fruiting branches of P. mume trees can be divided into six categories: water sprouts, long branches, middle branches, short branches, tiny branches and needle branches. According to the characteristics of morphological differentiation and biochemical changes, and based on the differentiation period of the sepal, in the stage of morphological differentiation, we distinguish flower primordium differentiation and the differentiation of flower organs. The pistil of P. mume consists of a single carpel, and the ovary is superior. There are generally three peak fruit-drop periods in the early stage, and some varieties show fruit-drop before harvest. The phenological period of P. mume varies with region and variety. Its main feature is early flowering, first flowering and then leafing; the fruit growth and development periods are short, and leaf drop is early.
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Gao, Z., Shi, T. (2019). Botanical Description of Prunus mume. In: Gao, Z. (eds) The Prunus mume Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10797-0_3
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