5 ways to distinguish Chinese grafted peach "disguised" as Nhat Tan That Thon peach
(Baonghean.vn) - Before Tet, many flower markets sell a "strange" type of peach tree, introduced as the rare That Thon peach tree, used to pay tribute to the king. However, in reality, this is a type of grafted peach tree from China imported at a cheap price; if not careful, buyers can easily be "cheated" when buying peach trees for Tet.
1.Recognizable points in the typeChinese grafted peachThis is a small tree with straight, smooth branches and a gray-white color similar to the Vietnamese peach tree and has only one shape.Seven-Inch Peach TreeLarge, rough, angular base. The tree is about 1 meter tall, with a softly curved base; each tree has its own look and shape.
2. Seven-inch Peach Blossomcan grow in the middle of the base, in the middle of the trunk, sometimes the flowers even grow close to the ground. The flowers have many layers, are large, bright red; the petals bloom evenly as if arranged...Chinese Peachdensely packed flower buds on branches; thin, elongated petals, light pink in color, flowers bloom unevenly; tree trunk has no flowers.
3. Dao That Thon Nhat Tanhas many shoots and many branches, green leaves;Chinese peachThe branches are a bit big, straight, have fewer leaves and buds.
4.Small Chinese grafted peach, about 30 - 40 cm high; impact on the bark such as scraping the trunk is usually white.Dao That Thon Nhat TanWhen scraped the trunk has the color of a ripe plum.
5.Dao That Thon Nhat TanThe tree is "tempered" for at least 10 years to take shape, some trees are cared for up to 20 years; therefore, the selling price must be from 10 million to several tens of millions of dong...Chinese Peach"disguise"Peach Seven Inchare being sold a lot on online markets and on the street with an average price of 500,000 - 3,000,000 VND/tree depending on size.
