Amazed at the ancient peach garden in the Northwest on the Lam Dong plateau

TPO - The feat of transplanting more than 200 ancient peach trees from the Northwest to Lam Dong created a unique peach garden in the Central Highlands, leaving visitors amazed.

This ancient peach garden is located in Da Tro village (Da Nhim commune, Lac Duong district, Lam Dong), 30km from the center of Da Lat city. The garden is located along National Highway 27C, the route connecting the two cities of Da Lat and Nha Trang.

As soon as they entered the garden, everyone was stunned to see about 70 peach trees, from a few dozen to nearly a hundred years old, blooming brilliantly, pink mixed with bright red, fresh young leaves but rough trunks, dark brown bark, different from normal peach trees.

The contrast between the youthfulness of the flowers and leaves and the old age of the trunk and branches makes the peach trees look strange and impressive.

Many "old" peach trees are up to 4m high, with rough trunks.

Mr. Do Quoc Anh, the person who had the idea of ​​forming this garden, said that before, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2023, while traveling in Moc Chau district (Son La), he saw that the ancient peach trees on this plateau were so beautiful that he spent hundreds of millions of Dong to buy some trees to plant in Lam Dong. Seeing the excellent shape of the trees, friends suggested that they should be planted in a garden for visitors. Mr. Quoc Anh cooperated with some people to survey the soil and climate conditions... Mr. Quoc Anh shared that he and his group of friends bought nearly 500 old peach trees from gardeners from the Northwestern mountainous provinces such as Son La, Dien Bien , Lai Chau... These trees have all sizes, shapes, and ages. So far, they have transplanted more than 200 trees to Lam Dong.

Experts advise that peach trees from the Northwest mountains can be transplanted to Lac Duong district because these places have temperate climates. The average altitude of some areas in the Northwest is about 1,100m, while Lac Duong is about 1,400m, a small difference; on the other hand, the land in Lac Duong is also suitable for growing peaches.

Transporting old peach trees is quite complicated because the roads are dangerous, far away, and the trees are bulky. "The cost of transporting an old peach tree from the Northwest to Lac Duong is up to several million VND," Mr. Quoc Anh shared. At the same time, peach garden owners in Lac Duong also hire some professional peach growers from Nhat Tan flower village to Lac Duong to take care of the trees, grafting more shoots so that the trees will have many flowers and bloom right on the occasion of Lunar New Year.

This grafted peach variety originates from wild peach trees with single 5-petal flowers. The Northwest mountain people brought them home to plant and care for them, so they have a strong vitality. When grafted with Nhat Tan peach buds, the Northwest peach will produce double-petal flowers, more flowers and more vibrant colors.

According to the owners of the garden in Luoyang, about 500 old peach trees will be planted on both sides of a 1km long road in an ecological garden of dozens of hectares. The branches of the trees intertwine to form a canopy of flowers for visitors to walk underneath. When immersed in that space, one feels as if one is in beautiful Japan.

Currently, the ancient peach garden in Lac Duong is filled with spring colors, with a vast array of shimmering pink flowers in the sunlight, captivating visitors. Because these old peach trees are 2-4m tall, Mr. Quoc Anh designed a rather long bridge, over 1m high, so visitors can conveniently admire the flowers and take souvenir photos.

Que Nhu - Tienphong.vn

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