Peach blossoms bloom early, causing farmers in the highlands of Nghe An to worry about losses during the Tet season.
(Baonghean.vn) - With nearly two months left until the Lunar New Year, many peach blossom trees in Ky Son, the "peach blossom capital," have already bloomed profusely, causing concern among ethnic minority communities about losing their income during the Tet holiday.
 |
It's only the beginning of November in the lunar calendar, but numerous peach trees in Muong Long commune (Ky Son district) have already bloomed, showcasing their vibrant colors. In people's gardens, as well as in the grounds of schools and offices, many old peach trees have burst into bright red blossoms, even though Tet (Lunar New Year) is still nearly two months away. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
 |
| Many peach trees that bloomed early are showing signs of wilting and shedding petals in preparation for fruiting. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
 |
| In previous years, peach blossoms only started to bud in early December of the lunar calendar, but this year, by early November, more than half of the peach trees had already bloomed. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
 |
| “Although it’s been cold these past few days, there’s been plenty of sunshine during the day, so I think all the peach blossoms will bloom this month. This year, we won’t be able to expect any extra income from selling peach blossoms for Tet,” said Mr. Vu Tong Po from Muong Long 1 village, Muong Long commune. (Photo: Thanh Cuong) |
 |
| Peach blossoms bloom profusely beside the houses of the Hmong people in Muong Long commune. Photo: Thanh Cuong. |
 |
| Not only in the gardens, but also the peach trees planted and cared for on the fields of the Mong people are blooming early. "The reason for the early blooming is the erratic weather. In addition, these are natural, rocky peach trees; the people don't apply any methods to slow down the blooming, so the peaches bloom according to natural laws," said Mr. Vu Tong Po. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
 |
| The entire Muong Long commune has about 25 hectares of peach trees planted in home gardens and on hillside fields, concentrated in Muong Long 1 and Muong Long 2 villages. In previous years, most peach trees began to bud from the beginning of December, but this year nearly half of the peach trees bloomed from the beginning of November according to the lunar calendar. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
 |
Due to the peach blossoms blooming early, people in Muong Long commune are worried about a decrease in income from selling peach blossoms this Lunar New Year. According to preliminary calculations by Muong Long commune, each Lunar New Year, people in the commune sell over 1,000 peach blossom branches, earning 400 million VND. Therefore, if the peach blossoms bloom prematurely, the people of Muong Long will suffer losses this year. (Photo: Thanh Cuong) |
