Is the horse cherry blossom a rhododendron? Introduction to Rhododendron delavayi
Evergreen shrub to tree, 2-15 m tall, up to 40 cm in diameter at breast height, bark grayish brown, thick, peeling in irregular flakes. Leaves leathery, oblong-lanceolate, densely covered on the underside with grayish white to light brown spongy thin tomentum. Flowering from February to May, terminal spherical umbels with 10-20 flowers, corolla bell-shaped, 3.5-5 cm long, fleshy, deep rose red, stamens 10, ovary 10-locular. Fruit ripens from October to November. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other provinces and regions, and also in Myanmar.
Evergreen shrub to tree, 2-15 m tall, up to 40 cm in diameter at breast height, bark grayish brown, thick, peeling in irregular flakes. Leaves leathery, oblong-lanceolate, densely covered on the underside with grayish white to light brown spongy thin tomentum. Flowering from February to May, terminal spherical umbels with 10-20 flowers, corolla bell-shaped, 3.5-5 cm long, fleshy, deep rose red, stamens 10, ovary 10-locular. Fruit ripens from October to November. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other provinces and regions, and also in Myanmar.