Mr. Bui Van Sang repeatedly refused offers to sell his land to continue his father's career, keeping the Nhat Tan peach garden in Da Lat city (Lam Dong province).
This season, Da Lat is quite cold. Mr. Sang put on a coat and then carefully checked each peach tree in Muoi Loi valley in ward 4. In the large garden, hundreds of Nhat Tan peach trees, That Thon peach trees, Phai peach trees and many other types of peach trees are blooming.
While showing VietNamNet reporters around the garden, Mr. Sang said that growing peach blossoms in Da Lat is quite convenient because of the suitable soil and climate. This type of tree is sensitive to the weather, a slight change in temperature will affect the "health" of the tree. Planting and caring for it requires technique, otherwise the whole peach garden will be ruined.
According to Mr. Sang, the weather in the area has been unusual recently. Meanwhile, peach blossoms have to bloom right on Tet to be sold at a good price. If the flowers bloom earlier or later, it will be difficult for the gardeners to recover their capital.
“I have to monitor the weather and be meticulous in every step of care. Depending on the peach variety, tree age and weather conditions, I will come up with the appropriate treatment,” Mr. Sang shared.
This year, he takes care of about 700 peach trees, 10-30 years old, with an average price of 3-10 million VND.
As a peach blossom enthusiast, for the past 5 years, every time Tet approaches, Mr. Doan Kien goes to Muoi Loi valley to find ancient tree roots to display.
Meeting reporters at Mr. Sang's peach garden, he introduced himself as being originally from Nam Dinh and having been in Da Lat for 18 years. Mr. Kien likes the beauty of this tree because of its rough, rugged trunk and the weather-proof and delicate flowers.
"Every December, I often visit Muoi Loi peach garden to choose the most satisfactory peach tree and also to get an early Tet atmosphere" - Mr. Kien said.
Refused billions to follow father's career, keeping green space for Da Lat
With 20 years of experience in the profession, Mr. Sang shared that this 500m2 peach garden was left to him by his father - the late artisan Bui Van Loi (Mr. Muoi Loi, who passed away in 2009).
Previously, Mr. Sang worked in the telecommunications technology field, and when he had time, he still did gardening. Therefore, since his father passed away, the son continued to grow peach blossoms for Tet.
Mr. Sang shared that the flower garden has a very favorable location in the city center. In recent years, many people have come here to buy land, offering up to 100 million VND/m2. However, he refused billions, determined to keep the Muoi Loi flower valley as a green space in the heart of the city, and continue his father's work.
"I can't bear to see the houses springing up close together in the valley, erasing the name of the peach blossom valley Muoi Loi that my father spent his whole life building," Mr. Sang expressed.
Mr. Sang said that his father spent his whole life for his family, then growing vegetables and flowers.
Decades ago, his father researched and discovered that in this "city of thousands of flowers" it was possible to grow Nhat Tan peaches from Hanoi because the climate is quite similar.
In 1997, Mr. Sang's father went to Hanoi to learn from experience, then brought the Nhat Tan peach tree seedlings back to graft onto Da Lat peach branches. The following spring, those grafted seedlings bloomed brilliantly in the Muoi Loi valley, with pink peach, willow peach and blue peach with thick petals and double flowers.
Since then, a new flower species has appeared in the mountain town, a hybrid of Hanoi peach and Da Lat peach. This hybrid peach flower is a cultural bridge for two lands thousands of kilometers apart to be closer than ever.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tu-choi-tien-ty-ban-dat-de-noi-nghiep-cha-trong-loai-cay-tet-ai-cung-thich-2365245.html
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