Late ripening orange specialty in Thanh Chuong

(Baonghean.vn) - Thanh Chuong is a mountainous district with many kinds of specialty fruits. Among them, the tangerine tree is famous for its special aroma and ripening right on Tet holiday. That is why tangerine is currently very expensive and attracts many customers.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Nhat's orange garden in Hamlet 6, Thanh Nho Commune, Thanh Chuong Province, ripens just in time for Tet. Photo: Dinh Ha

On the eve of Tet this year, Mr. Nguyen Trong Nhat's family in Hamlet 6, Thanh Nho Commune, Thanh Chuong District, is very happy because their children who work far away have returned. Along with the family reunion atmosphere to celebrate Tet, he often welcomes customers and traders from near and far to buy tangerines. Although he is not a farmer, his tangerine garden at home also brings in about 500 kg of income.

Mr. Nhat is just one of many households in Thanh Nho commune of Thanh Chuong district that still preserves the native tangerine variety. There are also many households that successfully grow tangerine trees, such as Mr. Vo Van Ky and Mr. Vo Van Mau in hamlet 10, each with over 50 trees that have fruit. Mr. Ky said that in the past, tangerine trees were the main specialty of this land. After many changes, especially the migration of people... a few decades ago, in his garden, there was only one tangerine tree left, but realizing its advantages, he propagated it for his family and people in the area.

Customers come to buy oranges at the garden. Photo: Dinh Ha

In addition to Thanh Nho commune and Cat Ngan communes of Thanh Chuong district, the tangerine tree is also a crop that brings in a good income for the 5th Youth Volunteer Corps in Thanh Thuy commune. Currently, the whole unit has nearly 30 hectares of mainly the Huong Son Ha Tinh tangerine variety with the outstanding feature of being larger than the native tangerine.

According to orange growers and consumers, the biggest advantage of the pomelo is that the fruit ripens right on Tet, has an eye-catching yellow-red color, is easy to peel, the segments are juicy and easy to separate, when used, there is no need to use a knife, especially it has a unique aroma. The pomelo peel is similar to the peel of the kumquat and can be used as a spice and medicine. With such advantages, pomelos have a high price and are very easy to sell.

Customers choose to buy oranges at the market. Photo: Dinh Ha

According to Ms. Hoang Thi Long, a member of the 5-member Youth Volunteer Team who owns nearly 1 hectare of oranges, the wholesale price of oranges is 50,000 VND/kg, and if sold at retail, it can be up to 60,000 VND/kg. In addition to selling at local markets, she and many other team members also use cars to transport oranges to Vinh city and other districts for sale. Ms. Long estimates that the income from this orange crop can reach over 200 million VND.

In the colorful abundance of the Lunar New Year market, Thanh Chuong oranges are still welcomed and trusted by the villagers, almost all of which are sold out./.

Tran Dinh Ha