Overwhelmed with the fruit-laden Vinh orange gardens in Anh Son

Xuan Hoang - Quang An• DNUM_BGZBBZCACA 08:22

(Baonghean.vn) - Although many orange gardens in the province in general and Anh Son district in particular suffered massive fruit loss after the recent historic floods; however, there are still orange gardens with good drainage systems and meticulous care, so damage has been minimized and fruit has been abundant in the early harvest season.

Visiting the orange gardens in Dinh Son commune - the locality with the largest orange acreage in Anh Son district, one cannot help but be surprised by the orange trees laden with fruit at the beginning of the harvest season. According to local people, although the recent floods also affected the development of oranges, causing oranges to fall, the number of oranges falling only fluctuated from 10 - 20%, so the orange gardens here still had a fairly stable harvest. Photo: Quang An

Some of the Xa Doai orange trees with golden hearts in Dinh Son commune are well cared for and produce abundant fruit. Mr. Nguyen Duy Hoa in Hamlet 1, Bai Phu Farm, Dinh Son commune, has nearly 2 hectares of oranges and shares: "The reason my orange garden rarely loses fruit is because we invest in and take care of each step carefully, regularly prune unnecessary branches, creating an airy orange tree with space to grow, and there are drainage ditches between the two rows of oranges to drain water when flooded." Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to local people, currently, in orange gardens, people have actively dug a trench system about 2 meters deep and over 1 meter wide around the garden to drain water from the orange garden when there is heavy rain and flooding. The effectiveness has been proven when during the recent rain, although many orange gardens in the province had fruit falling everywhere, the rate of fruit falling in the orange gardens in Dinh Son commune, Anh Son district was lower. Photo: Quang An

It is known that Dinh Son commune currently has nearly 100 hectares of oranges, accounting for 50% of the orange area of Anh Son district. Currently, the orange gardens have begun to harvest simultaneously. Photo: Xuan Hoang

For households that have kept their orange acreage, the joy is doubled as the price of oranges at the beginning of the season is high, selling at the garden for 40,000 VND/kg. Currently, many traders from provinces and cities have flocked here to buy oranges for the people. Photo: Quang An

To preserve the remaining oranges after the flood and to avoid insect damage, some garden owners have covered the oranges with curtains to protect them, waiting to sell them during the upcoming Tet holiday. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the provincial Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection said: It can be said that this year, Vinh oranges in the localities have fallen the most compared to the past few years with about 2,000 hectares damaged. However, there are still orange gardens that grow well, have less falling, concentrated in Anh Son, Yen Thanh, Tan Ky districts and have begun to harvest... According to preliminary assessments, the quality of oranges in these areas is still stable, favored by the market. Photo: Quang An