Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers.

TPO - At this time, apricot growers in An Nhon town (Binh Dinh), known as the capital of yellow apricot in the Central region, are busy putting this Tet flower on the street to attract customers.

10/01/2025 | 06:30

TPO - At this time, apricot growers in An Nhon town (Binh Dinh), known as the capital of yellow apricot in the Central region, are busy putting this Tet flower on the street to attract customers.

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers. Photo 1

The yellow apricot blossoms from the Central region are on their way to the North and South. According to gardeners, due to differences in climate and shipping time, customers from the Northern provinces order apricot blossoms earlier. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 2

The bypass route passes through An Nhon town, where gardeners bring mai flowers to the field to display and sell to traders and passersby. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 3

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 4

Mr. Nguyen Van Hung (52 years old, Nhon Hung ward, An Nhon town) said that his family rented a field for 4 million VND to display apricot flowers for sale. This year's Tet season, his garden has about 400 pots that can serve the market. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 5

According to Mr. Hung, compared to previous years, the apricot tree at this time has a relatively large amount of buds, mainly serving the northern markets. "I have been able to sell a few trees recently, but overall this year the economy is difficult and the apricot market is still gloomy," he said. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 6

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 7

Gardeners take advantage of the opportunity to set up stalls to display apricot blossoms for sale. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 8

For apricot growers, this is the time to "harvest" after a year of care. Right from the beginning of the month, gardeners also take advantage of choosing beautiful, convenient locations to display apricot trees for sale, attracting customers to stop by to visit and choose to buy. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 9

An Nhon town is considered the largest yellow apricot capital in the Central region, with thousands of households growing apricots, covering an area of about 145 hectares. In recent years, Tet apricots have brought in a large source of income for the locality. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 10

At this time, the atmosphere is bustling on the streets of An Nhon town, people are busy bringing apricot blossoms to the streets to sell. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 11

Standing guarding the apricot selling ground for his son, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Minh (82 years old, Trung Dinh village, Nhon An commune) said that his family rented the ground for 7 million VND and put the apricot trees up for sale since January 2, however, the current purchasing power is quite weak. According to Mr. Minh, there are too many apricot growers now, mainly commercial apricot trees, and compared to previous years, the prices have also decreased a lot. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 12

According to gardeners, most players now prefer bonsai apricot varieties... Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 13

Customers come in to see and choose to buy apricot blossoms. Photo: Truong Dinh

Gardeners are busy setting up stalls and putting mai flowers on the street to 'keep' customers, photo 14

Yellow apricot, a symbol of spring in the Central region, a familiar flower for every Tet holiday and also a cultural specialty of An Nhon town. This year, the second An Nhon Yellow apricot festival will be held with many special activities, an opportunity to promote the beauty of yellow apricot and the development of apricot growing here. Photo: Truong Dinh