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(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, people in Nam Anh commune (Nam Dan district) are entering the persimmon harvest season. The orchards laden with ripe, golden persimmons at the foot of Dai Hue mountain create a stunningly beautiful scene.
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| The persimmon season in Nam Anh is approaching, and the orchards at the foot of Dai Hue mountain are laden with ripe, golden persimmons. Currently, Nam Anh commune has nearly 100 hectares of persimmon trees planted in hamlets 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, of which 85 hectares are already producing fruit. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The persimmon season here begins in September and lasts until November. Around mid-September, when children wander through the persimmon orchards looking for ripe fruit on the trees, it's also the time when locals prepare to begin the persimmon harvest. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Ripe persimmons, bright red like tomatoes, are soft, sweet, and incredibly fragrant. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Local people are cultivating two types of persimmons: the egg-shaped persimmon, with long leaves and large fruit, and the "tree-shaped" persimmon, with round leaves and small fruit. These are persimmon varieties suitable for the climate and soil of the Dai Hue mountain region. In the photo: Branches of the "tree-shaped" persimmon tree laden with ripe fruit. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Each variety of persimmon here has its own unique characteristics, but they all yield abundant, seedless, and delicious fruit. In the photo: Large, beautiful, and eye-catching egg-shaped persimmons. Photo: Huy Thu. |
 Each healthy persimmon tree yields 200-250 kg of fruit. When harvesting persimmons, people usually use ladders and plastic buckets. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| At the beginning of the season, they selectively pick persimmons, and at the end of the season, they harvest them all at once. Ms. Ho Thi Minh from Hamlet 8 said: "My family cultivates 0.5 hectares, harvesting 2-3 tons of persimmons each year, earning tens of millions of dong; besides that, we also have income from intercropped vegetables, fruits, and spices." Photo: Huy Thu |
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 Hamlets 6, 7, and 8 have the highest number of households growing persimmons (around 100 households in each hamlet), with the largest plantation covering over 2 hectares. Mr. Nguyen Huu Nam (53 years old) from Hamlet 7 said that his family grows 100 persimmon trees, yielding an income of approximately 70-75 million VND per year. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| During the persimmon season, locals choose sunny days to harvest. After picking, the persimmons are packed in bags for transport down the mountain. This year, the wholesale price of persimmons for traders has decreased compared to last year; currently, the price of regular persimmons is 10,000 - 11,000 VND/kg, and egg-shaped persimmons are 16,000 - 17,000 VND/kg. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Depending on the variety, persimmons are either dried or soaked in water to ripen. Dried persimmons become soft and turn a deep red; soaked persimmons are crispy and retain their bright yellow color. Over the years, Nam Anh persimmons have been distributed and sold throughout the country, especially in Vinh City and other northern provinces and cities. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Each year, persimmon trees in Nam Anh supply the market with 300-500 tons of fruit, bringing in an income of 5-7 billion VND for the local people. Persimmons continue to affirm their status as a key, "easy-to-grow" crop on the local hilly land. Photo: Huy Thu |
