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

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

Fruit trees are mainly imported by gardeners from plant breeding 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 various types. After importing seedlings, they will 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 per tree. Star apple, guava, and mango trees cost 30,000 - 50,000 VND per tree. Dien grapefruit seedlings grafted from branches cost 200,000 VND per tree, while those grafted from young trees are cheaper, at 100,000 VND per 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 1 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 they are 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 do not sell all of them, they will grow them in their family nursery, and if the plants are large, they will sell them at a higher price.

We asked whether the local seedlings imported from other localities are suitable for the soil and climate conditions in Nghe An or not? Mr. Tran Phuc Toan, owner of a nursery in Kim My hamlet (Nghi An), explained that the seedlings have been mostly tested in the nursery, and are domestic varieties so they are suitable for all soil and climate conditions, especially for tropical climates like our country. However, more importantly, people need to master the techniques, prepare the soil, fertilize and keep the plants moist so that the plants can grow and develop well.