1. Plums will bloom between March 15 and March 25 with 5 petals. The color of the flower is milk-white color and calyx is brown-colored. The flower has a subtle scent.
2. The petals are oval-shaped. The width of a flower is 42mm and the length is 82mm. A leafstalk is 12mm long.
3. The bud of a branch is green. In summer it turns to pale green color, and it becomes brownish green in early autumn.
4. The trunk of the tree is green at first. As time goes, the color changes to brown and dark brown.
5. The main trunk is round and has horizontal lines on the skin. Branches for fruits are short and sharp with thorns. For these thorns, people call as ¡°sogu plums.¡± Branches and trunks are very hard.
6. New roots are plain white color. As it becomes thicker, the color becomes brown and it hardens. The one of main roots grows into the deep soil. It has other 5~7 main roots and they grow 1.2 times longer than branches.
7. Each side of the seed is pointed at the end. The body is in the swollen shape and has many tiny holes on it.
 
Month Diameter The length
of fruits
Weight The ratio of a seed and a flesh Color Amount of citric acid Distinctive feature Seed
Middle of April 3~5mm 4~6mm 5g   Green 0 Downy hairs begin to grow Pollinated
May 5~10mm 6~7mm 7.5g 1:1.5 Dark Green 1g Hairs become fine Soft
June 10~30mm 12~40mm 15g 1:3 Light Yellow 12g Hairs are dropped Hard