In Tien Giang, people grow yellow apricot blossoms on rice fields, a hot ornamental plant, some trees cost hundreds of millions.

Recently, the sensitivity, creativity, and diversification of crops for high economic efficiency have been applied by many farmers in Go Cong Tay district ( Tien Giang province), including a valuable ornamental plant, the yellow apricot tree.

In Thanh Thoi hamlet, Dong Son commune, Go Cong Tay district ( Tay Ninh province), more and more farming households have been quick to convert ineffective rice fields to grow yellow apricot trees.

A typical example is Mr. Nguyen Van Kien - born in 1953, also known as Mr. Tu Kien, who has been growing yellow apricot trees for more than 10 years.

From his children and grandchildren who work at ornamental plant nurseries in Long An , he has learned the experience and techniques of planting, selecting trees, shaping, cutting and grafting to create varieties of mai giao trees with many petals, large flowers, strong fragrance and cutting branches to create a shape for the tree to have round, beautiful foliage.

Every day, he takes care of, fertilizes, weeds, wateres, shapes, and styles the trees. Up to now, in Mr. Tu Kien's garden, there are 2 gardens of lush green yellow apricot trees with round, even leaves, promising a good harvest.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Kien, the yellow apricot tree is a very valuable traditional ornamental tree that is loved by ornamental tree enthusiasts to grow and display in their yards every Tet holiday because the tree implies good luck and prosperity for the homeowner.

In addition, the yellow apricot tree is also a suitable plant variety for the soil conditions of Go Cong Tay district. It is quite easy to grow. You just need to know how to prevent and control stem borers and leaf-eating worms, and fertilize and water it adequately so that the tree can grow well all year round.

Mr. Nguyen Van Kien, a yellow apricot farmer in Dong Son commune, Go Cong Tay district, Tien Giang province, takes care of his yellow apricot garden.

Currently, Mr. Nguyen Van Kien's family has more than 1 hectare of land planted with all the yellow apricot trees that have taken shape. Mr. Kien said that he often chooses to build mounds, the mounds are more than 0.5 meters apart, then he adds organic fertilizers such as coconut fiber, goat manure, composted cow manure, and sometimes he adds DAP fertilizer to give the yellow apricot trees enough nutrients.

Currently, Mr. Kien and his family members are actively taking care of the yellow apricot garden to prepare for Tet. This year, according to him, due to the influence of heavy rain and high humidity, some of the yellow apricot trees in his family near the canal bank have bloomed early.

However, the number of yellow apricot trees that bloom early is not much, he will let the trees bloom and continue to treat them to nourish the trees for the next crop, the remaining 2,000 yellow apricot trees, he will continue to take care of, water moderately, watch for buds to bloom and proceed to strip leaves from the 10th to the 15th of the 12th lunar month, waiting for the trees to bud and green buds to be sold regularly to markets in and outside the district.

The main market for yellow apricot trees of Dong Son commune yellow apricot growers is mainly from traders who order to display and sell at Spring Flower Markets in various places in Tien Giang province.

In addition, yellow apricot growers also boldly connect with friends in the ornamental flower industry in Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, or Long An, Dong Thap provinces... In addition, he is also a gathering place for traders to collect yellow apricot trees and transport them to Hanoi to introduce, exchange and trade on the occasion of the traditional New Year every year.

Currently, the average price of a yellow apricot tree depends on its size, unique root system, beautiful shape, it will be more expensive than the average tree, Mr. Kien said, on average a yellow apricot tree with a round crown and over 5 years old will cost from 4-5 million VND, the older the tree, the more beautiful the root system, the price will be from several tens of millions of VND to hundreds of millions of VND/tree.

Usually, he will take good care of such valuable yellow apricot trees and keep them to beautify his yard and wait until they are "valuable" to exchange or trade. He roughly estimates that in his garden there are over 20 valuable old yellow apricot trees that he is taking special care of.

Overall, this garden of more than 2,000 yellow apricot trees will bring a significant source of income for the family. Not only knowing how to make money from yellow apricot trees on rice fields, Mr. Nguyen Van Kien also enthusiastically guides many other farming households in the hamlet to develop and replicate this model.

Mr. Nguyen Van Kien is also loved and admired by everyone in the neighborhood for his caring heart, helping and creating conditions for everyone who wants to learn planting techniques or wants to buy apricot varieties, he wholeheartedly supports.

Around his house, he also cleaned the sanitation, decorated the ornamental garden neatly, creating a beautiful landscape and environment that everyone passing by on this route had to admire and admire. Farmer Nguyen Van Kien, Thanh Thoi hamlet, Dong Son commune, was also honored to receive the title of Excellent Farmer and Businessman at the district level for many consecutive years.

According to the Department of Agriculture of Dong Son commune, up to now, the entire Dong Son commune, Go Cong Tay district (Tien Giang province) has more than 25 hectares of raw yellow apricot trees, bringing a stable economic source for many farmers.

In addition, recently, many farmers in Thanh Cong, Binh Phu, Thanh Nhut, Long Binh, Binh Tan communes have also been planting yellow apricot trees on trial at the foot of their fields. This has contributed significantly to diversifying production models in accordance with the spirit of the national target program on new rural construction, which is widely promoted among the people.

Source: https://danviet.vn/o-tien-giang-dan-trong-mai-vang-tren-dat-lua-loai-cay-canh-dang-hot-co-cay-gia-hang-tram-trieu-20240526234232519.htm