Pots of super ripe ornamental grapes to serve the needs of Tet At Ty 2025 - Photo: AN ANH
On January 15, Tuoi Tre Online recorded at ornamental grape gardens in Ninh Phuoc district ( Ninh Thuan ), the bustling atmosphere of farmers while they were busy taking care of ornamental grapes to serve the needs of displaying Tet At Ty 2025.
High price still very attractive
While meticulously tending to and decorating ornamental grape pots, Mr. Tong Minh Hoang, owner of Hoang Yen vineyard in Phuoc Thuan commune (Ninh Phuoc district), said that this is the peak time for farmers to take care of each grape tree in its "spring" to serve the traditional Tet holiday of the nation.
According to Mr. Hoang, the ornamental grape market this year is more exciting than any other year.
Currently, his family has sold more than 100 ornamental grape pots to all provinces and cities in the country.
Pots of super ripe grapes are carefully prepared by farmers to be sold for Tet 2025 - Photo: AN ANH
“My garden has nearly 300 ornamental grape pots. Depending on the circular shape and the number of fruit clusters, the selling price is different. In particular, the super-fruit grape pots priced at 2-3 million VND are sold out because customers keep ordering them,” said Mr. Hoang.
According to Mr. Hoang, this year, gardeners have limited the planting of black grape varieties such as candy grapes, black finger grapes, etc. Instead, they are growing red grapes and Japanese pink grapes with colorful colors to meet the tastes right on the occasion of the New Year.
Why are ornamental grapes attractive?
Grape gardens full of fruit preparing for Tet - Photo: AN ANH
At the A8 Grape Cooperative in Phuoc Thuan Commune (Ninh Phuoc District), members are busy tying branches and packing grapevines to transport to customers for Tet.
Mr. Le Ngoc Hoai - manager of A8 Grape Cooperative - said that the cooperative has more than 8,000 ornamental grape trees of different sizes and shapes.
Mr. Tong Minh Hoang is busy decorating ornamental grapes, wrapping the fruit to "ship" grapes to customers - Photo: AN ANH
The price of mini grape pots ranges from 300,000 - 500,000 VND/pot, while the 2-tier vertical grape pots and solar panel shaped pots range from 2 - 4 million VND.
This year, in addition to traditional grape varieties such as red grapes, green grapes, and Japanese pink grapes, the cooperative also tested new varieties such as Korean peony grapes, red peony grapes, and Kyoho grapes.
“Currently, more than 50% of the cooperative’s vineyards have been ordered by traders to be shipped across the country. According to forecasts and the reality of previous years, the closer to Tet, the more demand for ornamental grapes increases, so the risk of shortage is very high. The higher the demand, the higher the price of ornamental grapes,” said Mr. Hoai.
Ninh Thuan gardeners are working at full capacity to deliver ornamental grapes to players – Photo: AN ANH
Talking to Tuoi Tre Online , Mr. Truong Dinh Nguyen, a grape trader in Ninh Thuan, said that currently the demand for grape trees for Tet decoration is increasing in the northern provinces, including large markets such as Hanoi , Quang Ninh, and Hai Phong.
“Compared to apricot and peach trees, ornamental grape trees are gradually becoming unique ornamental trees with their own attraction because of their bright red color and ease of care. After Tet, ornamental grape trees can be planted separately for shade, creating a very special highlight in the home garden, so they are very popular with players,” Mr. Nguyen shared.
Ninh Thuan is the largest grape growing region in the country with an area of about 1,000 hectares, annual output of about 25 tons/hectare.
The province's development orientation until 2030 is to have a grape growing area of about 2,000 hectares, concentrated in the districts of Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Son, Ninh Hai and Phan Rang - Thap Cham city.
Taking advantage of that, every time Tet comes, Ninh Thuan grape growers produce new ornamental grape products. In the past 5 years, ornamental grape trees have been chosen by many people to display during Tet, along with apricot, peach, and kumquat trees.
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