Experiencing the fruit garden in the middle of Saigon, visitors enjoy eating chocolate persimmons and strange star apples.

The fruit garden of more than 5 hectares in the middle of Ho Chi Minh City is attracting people and tourists from all over to visit. Notably, many strange fruits such as chocolate persimmon, golden star apple... are loved by many people.

Amid the scorching heat of Ho Chi Minh City, the fruit garden at Suoi Tien tourist area, Thu Duc City is enjoyed by many locals and tourists because it can help cool down the heat. Notably, many types of fruit are in harvest season, making many people excited.

Visiting and having fun at Suoi Tien, many families and groups of tourists these days do not miss the Suoi Tien Farm fruit garden. The fruit garden has an area of ​​more than 5 hectares. Therefore, when coming here, visitors feel comfortable as if standing in the middle of a large farm.

Visitors enjoy taking photos and checking in under the grape vines. The grapes here are grown on vines. Therefore, visitors can freely walk under the vineyards, both avoiding the sun and taking photos.

The total area of ​​this fruit garden in the middle of Saigon is more than 5 hectares. Photo: Hong Phuc

The garden has peony and finger grapes. The grape growing area alone is about 11,000m2.

The staff is wrapping each bunch of grapes to keep out insects. The grapes are currently bearing fruit but it is not yet harvest season. The grapes are expected to ripen in May. In addition to visiting, visitors can register at the garden to harvest the grapes themselves.

Meanwhile, the golden star apple is in harvest season. Unlike regular star apples, the golden star apples have an eye-catching golden yellow color when ripe. The color of the star apples fascinates many customers. Instead of buying at the garden, many people choose to pick the fruit to enhance the experience.

Suoi Tien representative said that the garden has 400 golden star apple trees, which are in the harvest season lasting until September, with an average harvest of 50kg to 100kg per day. The time from flowering to harvest is 4 months.

Not only the golden star apple, many tourists are also surprised when they see chocolate persimmon for the first time. Chocolate persimmon is a fruit that has been mentioned a lot on social networks recently. The tree originates from Indonesia, when alive it looks quite similar to a crispy persimmon.

However, when ripe, the fruit begins to change color and become softer. Cut in half, you can see that the flesh inside is chocolate-colored. The chocolate will be more flavorful and delicious when ripe. This fruit can be eaten raw and is more delicious when made into crushed chocolate.

The American fig garden is over 2 hectares in size with over 2,000 trees, harvested year round, with an average harvest of 50-90kg per day, sometimes up to over 100kg depending on the season, selling price 300,000/kg.

Many tourists enjoy the experience of picking fruit right in the garden.

The fruit garden was launched by Suoi Tien in early 2023. This is also one of the new highlights that this tourist area has focused on in recent years. Suoi Tien revealed that they have invested more than 100 billion VND in the fruit garden with a series of fruits grown using high technology, suitable for the urban tourism model.

Source: https://danviet.vn/trai-nghiem-vuon-trai-cay-giua-sai-gon-khach-thich-thu-duoc-an-hong-socola-vu-sua-la-20250329135532228.htm