The main motif of this panel is a blossoming prunus tree (perhaps, plum or apricot tree) growing vertically across two tiles, so the pattern can be repeated along the horizontal axis indefinitely to create a flowering hedge or forest.

At the base, the prunus trunk emerges from a tuft of leaves, framed by a pair of spotted tulips, a highly esteemed effect which has recently been shown to have been created by a virus. A single sprig of hyacinth stands to the right, which, along with the curving prunus branches above, brings asymmetry and swaying movement to the dynamic composition.

The sky is indicated by a single Chinese cloud scroll at the top left, while the dark cobalt blue ground and predominance of white, pale blue and dark green tones has frequently been interpreted as conveying a garden bathed in moonlight.