Helicopter-shaped apricot tree worth 600 million VND appears at An Giang spring flower market

"This black-leather mai chieu thuy line was created by a deceased artisan in the shape of an airplane about 40 years ago. The artisan did not use an aluminum frame for the front of the airplane, but only used bent aluminum wire.

When I first bought it, the mai chieu thuy tree did not have a clear shape of an airplane. After many years of care, I shaped it into the tail, wings and legs of the plane. After many years of careful and skillful shaping, the mai chieu thuy work in the shape of a helicopter became beautiful, balanced and had white flowers.

This plane, which can withstand a weight of more than 150kg, sits in the cockpit. A few days ago, I put it on display and attracted the attention of bonsai enthusiasts. The current selling price is 600 million VND," said Mr. Nguyen Van Nail (living in Can Tho city) - the owner of the apricot tree.

Helicopter model apricot tree on display at An Giang spring flower market.

This Mai Chieu Thuy bonsai tree, shaped like a helicopter by Mr. Nail, is over 4m high and about 150cm wide (many Mai Chieu Thuy tree trunks are grafted together), attracting many people to come and admire.

The apricot tree was bent and grafted with several other apricot tree trunks, creating a beautiful shape, like a helicopter, and even had an empty compartment like a cockpit for a person to sit in.

Helicopter model made from many mai chieu thuy tree trunks.

Mr. Nail said that the fate to own this mai chieu thuy was very coincidental. He bought it from a bonsai player in Kien Giang province. This mai chieu thuy tree has beautiful white flowers when it blooms.

What's special is that the mai chieu thuy tree is over 100 years old and according to him, artisans can immediately judge the age of the tree by looking at it.

According to observations, in addition to the mai chieu thuy tree shaped like a helicopter, Mr. Nail also brought to the fair a mai tree shaped like a propeller, 12 zodiac animals made from cotton trees with very unique shapes to display and sell to wealthy people in need. All of these unique bonsai trees are priced from tens to hundreds of millions of dong.

A famous bonsai player in An Giang said that among the countless bonsai, the mai chieu thuy tree is favored by bonsai players in many places across the country.

The empty compartment is "designed" like a cockpit.

"To have bonsai trees that reach a high level of art, players often create bonsai trees in many different shapes such as the literary style (elegant), the falling style, the straight style and many models such as bell towers, airplanes, vehicles, animals," this person said.

According to research, the mai chieu thuy tree is also known as mai chan thuy, mai chieu tho. It is a woody plant originating from Indochina, often grown mainly as an ornamental plant, bonsai, garden decoration tree...

For a long time, mai chieu thuy has been known as an ornamental plant symbolizing stability in wealth and sustainability in all aspects of life.

This plant also symbolizes the sustainability and stability of the family. The plant is easy to grow, has strong vitality, fragrant flowers, and can bloom all year round.

The water-chiem flower looks quite similar to the apricot flower and the flower always points down to the ground, so the tree is called mai chieu tho. After the flower fades, it will form black mai chieu thuy fruit, the fruit has soft white hair.

In particular, the mai chieu thuy flower blooms all year round, with a gentle floral fragrance that helps you feel relaxed and reduces stress in life. This plant also has the ability to absorb dust and purify the air, creating a cleaner, more airy living space for the whole family.

For the front of the plane, the artist did not use an aluminum frame but only used aluminum wire.

The Long Xuyen spring flower market at 8/3 Park (My Binh ward, Long Xuyen city) has attracted a lot of people and tourists to enjoy the ornamental plants for Tet in recent days.

Among the many types of Tet flowers sold at the fair, visitors are especially interested in the area displaying "giant" ornamental plants with diverse species and very unique shapes.

In the ornamental plant market, trees with "huge" prices are not rare. However, to achieve the beauty and uniqueness that attracts players to spend money, especially the rich, those ornamental plants must be hundreds of years old.

As reported by Giao Thong Newspaper, at this flower market, another artisan, Mr. Nam Tuan (Can Tho), brought an ancient guava tree, said it was over 200 years old, and offered it for sale for 600 million VND.

Clip of apricot pot modeled after a helicopter.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/xuat-hien-cay-mai-hinh-may-bay-truc-thang-gia-600-trieu-tai-cho-hoa-xuan-an-giang-192240123084524838.htm