Maple Tree · Gardenality Genius · Zone 10A · 30° to 35° F
Judy-Identifying your plant may be hard if your not sure of the seed you planted. It may take awhile for the plant to mature enough to make an educated guess as to the variety you have. Common names don't help much as the Rose Tree of China is also known by names such as Double Flowering Plum and Flowering Almond. Prunus triloba 'Multiplex' can grow to 10-15 feet and has pink double petaled flowers. The Prunus triloba 'simplex' has single petaled flowers. This plant is usually grown as a large shrub or single trunk small tree. The Flowering Almond (Prunus Glandulosa) is a multi-stemmed shrub that normally only grows to 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It has a white or pink double petaled flower. The Rosea Plena is just one variety or cultuvar of Prunus Glandulosa that is a medium sized shrub that grows to 5 or 6 foot. The Flowering Plum you mention can be a common name for either of the genus and species noted, but could be one of several varieties. As far as I know all the fruit on these plants are dark red at maturity and average around 1/2 inch in diameter. You may be able to identify the Prunus triloba or the Prunus glandulosa by their leaf size and color. The Prunus glandulosa has pale green leaves that can grow to 3 1/2 inches long. The Prunus triloba's leaf is usually smaller, 2 1/2 inches long, double toothed, broad and oval in shape, and a darker green color than the Glandulosa. As you can see it may be hard to identify the exact plant you have. If you can upload a picture of the plant and an upclose picture of its leaf it may help to identify at least its species (triloba or glandulosa). Above this and to the right of your name you will see where you can upload your pictures.