Persimmon is a multi-purpose crop in Dai Hue commune (Nghe An). With good prices at the beginning of the season and fast consumption, persimmon growers in Dai Hue commune are quite excited.
These days, farmers in Dai Hue commune (Nam Xuan commune, old Nam Dan district) are harvesting the first crop of persimmons. In their gardens and on the slopes of Dai Hue mountain, local people grow many types of persimmons, such as mountain persimmons, bamboo persimmons, egg persimmons, and civet persimmons... On this occasion, the gardens of mountain persimmons are ripe, yellow, egg persimmons, civet persimmons... are still green and apricot. Photo: Huy ThuAccording to local people, the rose apple is harvested early. This year, from the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, people have started harvesting the rose apple. The rose apple season is good, the rose apple branches are full of fruit, plump and juicy. Photo: Huy ThuAs in previous years, households growing a lot of persimmons in Xuan Son and Xuan Hong hamlets, Dai Hue commune often sell persimmons from the trees to traders. Households growing persimmons with little or no labor harvest them themselves to earn extra income. Photo: Huy ThuThe rose apple, which is only found in the old Nam Xuan commune, is grafted with other rose apple varieties to create new trees with the advantage of large, seedless fruit and sweet, crispy flesh, which are loved by many people. Thanks to grafting techniques, some rose apple trees can produce different types of fruit on each branch. Photo: Huy ThuLocal rose growers said that this rose crop had a lot of fruit, but the storm came too early, causing a lot of damage. Ms. Ho Thi Ngu in Xuan Son hamlet shared that her family planted 100 rose trees in her garden and on the hillside. The recent storm No. 5 caused 30 trees to fall or break. Of the 10 trees in the garden alone, 8 were knocked down. Photo: Huy ThuMs. Nguyen Thi Hai (65 years old) in Xuan Son hamlet said: After picking, the persimmons are poured into buckets and basins, soaked in well water for 4-7 days, then the persimmons will no longer be astringent, the flesh will be crispy, and the taste will be richly sweet. Photo: Huy ThuMr. Nguyen Tuong Nha - one of the households growing many rose apples in Dai Hue commune shared: His family has 100 rose apple trees, mainly rose apples. Although this rose apple crop has not been harvested yet, it is estimated to yield more than 3 tons. According to Mr. Nha, this year the rose apples have a lot of fruit, but due to the storm, many fruits have fallen, so the output has not increased compared to last year. Photo: Cong SangIt is known that Dai Hue commune has nearly 195 hectares of persimmons, concentrated in the two old communes of Nam Anh and Nam Xuan. Depending on the type of persimmon, it ripens early or late, so it is quite convenient for people to harvest and consume. After harvesting the persimmons, people will enter the egg persimmon season. The small-fruited, late-ripening persimmons are usually harvested last. Photo: Huy ThuThe price of persimmons on the tree in the garden ranges from 20,000 to 22,000 VND/kg. Picked and soaked persimmons are sold at home for 24,000 to 25,000 VND/kg. The price of early season persimmons is high, and sales are promising a bumper crop for persimmon growers on the Dai Hue range. Photo: Cong SangPeople in Dai Hue commune harvest early persimmons. Clip: Huy Thu
