Nghe An: After the Tet flower season, fruit tree varieties flood gardens

Along the routeNghe An - Xieng Khouang road, passing through Nghi An commune (Vinh city), at this time, most gardeners are importing a series of fruit tree varieties to serve people's needs.

Fruit trees are mainly imported by gardeners from seed centers all over the country, most of which are from the provinces of the Southwest and some northern provinces such as Hung Yen and Nam Dinh. There are many varieties, from Thai jackfruit, mango, seedless guava, star apple, to Dien grapefruit, green-skin grapefruit...

After the Tet flower season, gardeners import fruit trees to sell to people. Photo: TD

Mr. Tran Van Phong - owner of a garden in Kim Chi hamlet (Nghi An), said: Usually after each crop,Tet flowers, gardeners will contact plant breeding centers everywhere to get plants to supply to people. This year, Mr. Phong's family imported more than 10,000 seedlings of all kinds. After importing seedlings, they sell them wholesale to agents and also to retail customers.

Taking advantage of the favorable weather in early spring, many people came to choose seedlings to plant. Photo: TD

Currently, the price of seedlings ranges from 30,000 VND to 200,000 VND/tree. Star apple, guava, and mango trees cost 30,000 - 50,000 VND/tree. Dien grapefruit seedlings grafted from branches cost 200,000 VND/tree, while those grafted from seedlings are cheaper by 100,000 VND/tree.

Mr. Huy (Nghi Khanh, Nghi Loc) chose some guava and grapefruit trees to plant in his garden. Photo: TD

Mr. Huy (Nghi Khanh, Nghi Loc) took advantage of his day off to choose seedlings to plant in his garden. Because he has a large garden, but does not have to grow according to a specialized model, Mr. Huy chose one tree of each type to plant, mainly low-canopy trees such as guava and grapefruit.

Some farm owners make scaffolding to carry more trees. Photo: TD

Unlike flowers, if not sold in time, they will wither and die, but with seedlings, the most suitable time to plant is spring, so gardeners import a moderate amount. If they cannot sell all, they will grow them in their family nursery, and if the plants are big, they will sell them at a higher price.

We asked the question, are the local tree varieties suitable for the soil and climatic conditions in Nghe An? Mr. Tran Phuc Toan, owner of a tree nursery in Kim My hamlet (Nghi An), explained that the tree varieties have been mostly tested in the nursery, and are domestic varieties so they are suitable for all soil and climatic conditions, especially for tropical climates like ours. However, more importantly, people need to master the techniques, prepare the soil, fertilize and keep the trees moist so that the trees can grow and develop well.