Deciduous trees, 6 to 15 meters high, broad oval crown, dark brown-gray trunk, cracked, spineless or slightly prickly branches; The old branches are reddish brown, hairless, and the epidermis is uneven. Branchlets of the current year are reddish or grayish green, with longitudinal edges, slightly pubescent when they are young, and then fall off nearly glabrous. Winter buds are ovoid, reddish brown, and several scales are arranged in imbricate shape, usually hairless.
Leaf blade elliptic or obovate, 4 4- 10/0cm long, 2.5-5cm wide, acute or obtuse at the apex, sparse and short, wedge-shaped at the base, occasionally broad wedge-shaped, with sparse and obtuse serrations at the edge, dark green at the top, hairless or pilose on the veins, light green at the bottom, eyelashes at the edge, 5-9 pairs of lateral veins, and bending toward the top instead of. Petiole length 1 to 2 cm, densely pilose, usually with a gland on each side of the leaf base edge; Stipules linear, apex acuminate, usually glandular at the margin when young, caducous.
Flowers 1 to 3, clustered at the top of short branches; Pedicel length 1 to 1.2 cm, glabrous or pubescent; The flower diameter is 1 to1.5cm; Calyx tube bell-shaped, sepals oval, calyx tube and sepals are pubescent inside and outside; Petals are white, sometimes with green rings.
Drupe is usually ovoid to oblong, sparse and nearly spherical, with a diameter of 1 ~ 2.5 cm, usually with obvious lateral grooves, red, purple, green, yellow and often blue fruit powder, and the pulp falls off or sticks; The nucleus is oval, sharp, smooth, uneven or slightly honeycomb-shaped; Pedicel is about 65438 0.2 cm long and glabrous.
Flowering in May, bearing fruit in September.
The fruit of ebony is not only used for fresh food, but also can be made into preserves, preserves, jam and fruit wine. Dried plums are varieties with high sugar content. Prunes are fragrant, sweet, smooth and nutritious. There are also many processed products of dried plums, such as dried plums, plum juice and plum cakes. You can take it with you. It's not only delicious, but also healthy. Preserved plum is a traditional preserved fruit in Chaoshan area.
Prunes have high nutritional value and are rich in iron, which can effectively help people get enough iron. Rich in vitamin A, protecting human skin and hair; The content of vitamin C in prunes is also very rich, which contributes to the absorption of iron. At the same time, it is also rich in dietary fiber, potassium and nutrients that are very beneficial to bone health.