(Baonghean.vn) –With the method of collecting seeds from the remaining endemic Cinnamon trees in the area, Pu Hoat Nature Reserve has successfully cultivated 120,000 seedlings, ready for the implementation of Project 2937.
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| With the goal of forming a high-quality cinnamon raw material area, creating products to meet the needs of domestic and foreign markets; thereby, contributing to creating livelihoods for local people, eliminating hunger and reducing poverty, reducing pressure on natural forests..., in July 2017, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 2937/QD-UBND approving the Project on planting cinnamon trees in Que Phong district for the period 2017 - 2020 (referred to as Project 2937). In the photo is a cinnamon tree about 30 years old in Mr. Ha Sy Que's garden, Long Quang village, Tien Phong commune. Photo: Dao Tuan |
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| There were times when the area of Cinnamon trees in Que Phong district reached thousands of hectares. But now, the number of trees can be counted on the fingers, scattered in the gardens of people in Que Son, Tien Phong, Muong Noc communes... In 2016, the Department of Science and Technology carried out a scientific project to preserve the genetic resources of this precious forest product. In the photo is the model of preserving the gene source of Que Quy, the Center for Application of Science and Technology (Department of Science and Technology) in Tien Phong commune. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| The Cinnamon trees are numbered, their height, diameter, trunk information recorded... and have a protection plan. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| Cinnamon is a fruit-bearing tree; it has the shape and size of a peppercorn. When ripe, the fruit falls to the ground and will grow into a young tree. Photo by Nhat Lan |
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For the project to be implemented effectively, it is necessary to have a source of Que Quy seedlings. Currently, with the method of collecting seeds from the remaining Que Quy trees in the area, Pu Hoat Nature Reserve has successfully cultivated 120,000 Que Quy seedlings. In the photo is aA young cinnamon tree grows under the mother cinnamon tree at Mr. Ha Sy Que's house. Photo: Dao Tuan |
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| Understanding the growth characteristics of the Cinnamon tree, right after the Provincial People's Committee issued a policy to implement the project to develop the Cinnamon raw material area in Que Phong district, Pu Hoat Nature Reserve collected seeds and planted them in nurseries located in Tien Phong and Hanh Dich communes. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| The Cinnamon Tree produced at the nursery of Pu Hoat Nature Reserve is growing very well, now about 20 cm tall. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| According to the above Decision, the area for planting Cinnamon trees is 350 hectares, it will be necessary to have 350,000 seedlings (average 1,000 trees/ha) of guaranteed quality, with the exact origin of native Cinnamon trees. Therefore, the 120,000 Cinnamon trees created by Pu Hoat Nature Reserve will be a valuable source of seedlings to implement Decision 2937. In the photo: Pu Hoat Nature Reserve staff analyze the characteristics, thereby identifying Cinnamon trees. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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