Tips to fix late blooming wild peach trees

(Baonghean.vn) – In recent years, the trend of choosing peach blossoms to display on Tet holiday has become quite popular. Here are some tips to help you keep peach blossoms blooming on Tet holiday without too much effort.

Bustling peach buyers and sellers in Muong Xen town at the end of the year. Photo: Ho Phuong.

Fresh peach blossoms are a symbol of luck, faith in a happy and peaceful new year in the traditional Tet of Vietnamese people for many generations. There are many varieties of peaches such as peach blossoms, white peaches, hybrid peaches, seven-inch peaches, ancient wild peaches... And the trend of using stone peaches (faded peaches) is becoming popular.

Peach trees are grown in high terrain and have a cool climate all year round. Because they are grown in high terrain and have difficult roads, it is impossible to dig up the whole tree and the whole mound. Therefore, people who play peach trees during Tet mainly use the cut peach branches.

Because of the long distance, both peach sellers and buyers often make the mistake of cutting peach branches too early during Tet. This leads to some peach branches withering, blooming too early, or blooming too late. Therefore, the first factor is to choose the right time to buy peaches.

Mountain girl next to peach tree branches. Photo: Ho Phuong.

The most reasonable time is to buy peach trees about 1 week before Tet. In addition to peach trees (depending on each person's preferences and eyesight), you should choose peach branches that are still fresh, have strong trunks, and many plump buds.

Peach blossoms (stone peach). Photo: Ho Phuong.

It is necessary to carefully observe the development of flower buds on the branches to predict whether the peach tree will bloom on time or not.

If the peach blossoms bloom too early, you should keep your peach branches in hidden places with little light, and limit soaking the base of your peach branches in water. Absolutely do not burn the base because it will stimulate the peach blossoms to bloom faster.

Peach sellers use gas canisters to blow on the peach tree roots to stimulate their peach branches to bloom in time for Tet. Photo: Ho Phuong.

If the peach branch shows signs of bud closure and will not bloom in time for Tet, you need to "warm up" it to stimulate the growth of the peach branch.

First way:Use a knife to peel off about 10cm to 20cm of the peach bark. Next, burn it under fire and put it in a tall jar and pour in warm water. Change the water 1 to 2 times a day.

Second way:Use a knife to peel off about 10cm to 20cm of the peach tree bark, then apply lime to the peach branches.

Method 3:Place the peach branch in a spacious place, cover it with plastic wrap and warm it with a light bulb to stimulate your peach branch.

Peach traders carry peaches down the mountain during Tet. Photo: Ho Phuong.

In addition to the above methods, some people also add vitamin B1 to the vase containing peach branches. This is also a way to stimulate the growth of peach branches, helping your peach branches stay fresh longer, and the petals will take longer to fall after blooming.

HP