About more than a month ago, the Tet flower market began to be bustling, especially the yellow apricot garden owners serving the needs of people celebrating Tet.
The garden owners, following meticulously taking care of and pruning branches and leaves, began to transport trucks to transport yellow apricots to the streets to sell to those wishing to buy them for the Lunar New Year 2023.
Mr. Huynh The Trong, chairman of the Farmers’ Association of An Phu Dong ward (District 12, Ho Chi Minh City) with more than 20 years of playing apricots said that in the past people used to play traditional apricots, but now, most people prefer grafted apricots.
Mr. Trong is on the side of an apricot blossom tree just in time for Tet. According to him, this apricot tree still blooms and blooms “a bit early”.
Mr. Trong’s apricot garden currently has regarding 300 pots of apricots, the “biggest” tree is priced at 350 million VND.
These days, the workers at the apricot garden are busy with moving apricots to the streets to sell
The price of each apricot tree is very unlimited, depending on the taste and taste of each person. Accordingly, it is also very laborious to create a new year apricot tree. Every year it takes several times to remove zinc, shape, create … “There are high-value apricot trees and players don’t want to sell, so they “scream” for billions of dollars,” said Mr. Trong.
According to Mr. Trong, there are regarding 50 households growing apricot trees in An Phu Dong ward, much lower than before. The reason is the high cost, the land fund is getting less and less… Especially, growing apricot is important in the output, in addition to selling, it also rents and takes care of households…
The customer who sent tomorrow for care is preparing to receive it and send it home
As a person who likes to play apricots but does not have the time or experience to take care of them, Nguyen Van Long (living in Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City) sent 3 pots of apricots at Trong’s garden. “Whenever the year is near to the Lunar New Year, take care of the tree. If the tree does not have beautiful flowers, I will exchange it tomorrow and bring it back to play”, Mr. Long said.
“I make video calls to customers to see it, but if I want to buy, they have to come to the place, watching on the phone can’t see all the beauty of the apricot tree,” said Mr. phone.
Mr. Bui Tien Cong, who has grown apricot trees for many years, mainly taking care of and watering trees… said that apricot care is very hard and requires a lot of experience. In order to flower apricots on the occasion of the Lunar New Year or according to customers’ orders, they must look at the weather to prune leaves and water. Which plants should stimulate flowers, which plants should hold back…
Cong is taking care of a branch for an apricot tree that has bloomed.
For Mr. Trong, taking care of trees as well as taking care of children is very difficult, although it is not difficult, there is no shortage of days. Life is developing, many households tend to choose to buy high-value apricot trees, so they want to send them to keep their shape, live long or create more beautiful shape every year.
“After the people worshiped Mr. Apple, the apricot tree began to produce buds, then the correct technique of apricot care and the grower knew the right time,” said Mr. Trong.
Every year, in addition to self-grafted apricots from embryos, Mr. Trong also prepares to bring to market regarding 100 apricot trees during the Lunar New Year. Mr. Trong said, this model not only brings high and stable income for his family, but also for households with small land area and little time to take care of yellow apricot trees.
