Peach blossoms early, people in Nghe An highlands worry about losing Tet crop
(Baonghean.vn) - It is still nearly 2 months until Lunar New Year, but many peach trees in the "peach capital" Ky Son have already bloomed, causing ethnic people to worry about losing their source of income during Tet.
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It is only the beginning of the 11th lunar month, but many peach trees in Muong Long commune (Ky Son) have bloomed and shown their colors. In people's gardens, as well as in the grounds of schools and offices... many years old peach trees have bloomed bright red flowers, even though it is nearly 2 months until Tet. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Many peach trees that bloomed early have shown signs of wilting and falling petals, preparing to bear fruit. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| In previous years, peach trees did not begin to bud until the beginning of the 12th lunar month, but this year, by the beginning of November, more than half of the peach trees had bloomed. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| “Although it’s been cold these days, there’s a lot of sunshine during the day, so the whole peach garden will probably bloom this month. This Tet, my family doesn’t expect to have any additional income from selling peach blossoms,” said Mr. Vu Tong Po in Muong Long 1 village, Muong Long commune. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Peach blossoms bloom next to the roof of a Mong house in Muong Long commune. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Not only in the garden, peach trees planted and cared for in the fields of the Mong people also compete to bloom early. "The reason why peach trees bloom early is due to the erratic weather. In addition, these are natural stone peach trees, people do not apply any restraining methods, so the peach trees also bloom according to the laws of nature," said Mr. Vu Tong Po. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| The entire Muong Long commune has about 25 hectares of peach trees planted in home gardens and on fields, concentrated in Muong Long 1 and Muong Long 2 villages. In previous years, most peach trees began to bud in early December, but this year, nearly half of the peach trees bloomed in early November of the lunar calendar. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Because peach blossoms bloom early, people in Muong Long commune are worried that this traditional Tet will reduce their income from selling peach blossoms. According to preliminary calculations by Muong Long commune, every Tet, people in the commune sell about 1,000 peach branches to the market, earning 400 million VND. Thus, if peach blossoms bloom early, people in Muong Long will lose their crops this year. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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