1, the appearance of the characteristics of different: snow red is a common early spring open cherry varieties, there are large, plump single or semi-double petal flowers, pink or light pink, the edge of the petals with a light white; mustard cherry is a slightly later open, closer to the summer season bloom varieties, there are small, elongated, sharp form similar to the yellow pod fruit-like appearance characteristics, for the yellowish green. It is a pale yellowish-green color.

2, leaf morphology is different: snow red leaf stalks thin, narrow leaf surface, upper and top of the leaf blade is small, is oblong, and entire, crumpled; mustard leaf surface is broad and thick, leaf stalks thick, the upper part of the leaf is narrow, lanceolate.