Cutting down giant stone trees to sell for Tet in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - These days, all over the streets of Ky Son district such as Muong Xen, Huoi Tu, Muong Long, Nam Can, Na Ngoi... everywhere is bustling with the scene of buying and selling stone peach trees to serve Tet. This year, the hobby of playing with original stone peach trees and large branches is still popular among the people.
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| Stone peach trees grow in high mountainous areas with cold climates, so during Tet, many people hunt for them to bring back to the lowlands. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| In hundreds of branches, there is occasionally a "huge" branch. The price of a peach branch is often proportional to its size, shape, and the proportion of roughness, moss, buds, and shoots. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| A resident of Na Ngoi commune (Ky Son) brought home a peach branch worth 10 million VND, which covered the entire path. This resident said that if there was a truck to transport it to town, the price would be doubled. To get this peach tree, the entire tree must be cut down, leaving only the stump. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| A branch has a diameter of 40 cm. It takes 40 - 50 years to grow a peach tree like this. However, because of the high price, people are willing to cut it down to sell. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| To serve the hobby of the rich, people even uproot the entire peach tree and bring it downstream. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| With peach trees, branches with lots of moss are more valuable. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| A beautiful peach branch must have both shape, buds and bloom in time for Tet. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| On the "giant" peach branches, there are also naturally parasitic plants growing. These peach branches are often much more expensive than normal branches. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| To attract buyers, Mr. Vu Ba Thang in Phu Kha 1 village (Na Ngoi commune - Ky Son) also decorated a hybrid wild chicken on a peach branch. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Many young men struggled to bring the "huge" peach branches back to their village. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The original price of these peach branches is from 10-20 million, however, some traders revealed that if brought to the lowlands, the price can be 2-3 times higher. Also because of the hobby of playing with original peach trees, with intact roots, and ancient peach trees, nowadays, peach trees in the mountainous region of Nghe An are increasingly rare. People have to go to the villages of neighboring Laos to hunt for them. Photo: Dao Tho |
