Sweet and fragrant fruit season

(GLO)- At this time, the localities in the western region of Gia Lai are entering the sweetest stage of the fruit ripening season. Orchards of durian, longan, rambutan, avocado, Thai jackfruit, Thai custard apple, etc. are successively entering the harvest season. Despite heavy rain, the fruit trees still yield fruit, bringing excitement to farmers.

The western region of Gia Lai currently has more than 7,900 hectares of durian - a very attractive specialty, of which about 3,000 hectares are being harvested with an estimated output of 42,000 tons. Durian is famous as one of the extremely attractive specialties in Gia Lai. With its rich sweetness, thick yellow flesh, and irresistible aroma, this fruit has become the province's own "brand".

Durian is one of the main crops in the western region of Gia Lai. Photo: Ngoc Sang

Mr. Nguyen Van Thai's durian garden (village 6, Chu Se commune) is 3 hectares wide, with 500 trees including the following varieties: Ri 6, Musang King and Monthong. Of these, 230 trees are in the harvest stage, the rest are 4 years old. In the 2024 durian crop, Mr. Thai's family harvested 20 tons of fruit, bringing in a revenue of about 2 billion VND.

In Ia Krai land, more than 100 hectares of rambutan trees have truly become the main crop, helping people to get rich. Ia Krai rambutan is not only sweet and crunchy but also has high productivity, only need to plant 50 trees, one season can earn from 70 - 100 million VND.

Mr. Nguyen Van Son (village 7, Ia Krai commune) is excited because this year's rambutan crop is good and the price is good. Photo: Ngoc Sang

Mr. Nguyen Van Son (village 7, Ia Krai commune) said: “My garden has 50 rambutan trees, with an average annual income of about 80 - 100 million VND. In general, rambutan trees here bring a stable source of income for the people.”

Thanks to fruit tree planting, many households in Kong Chro have escaped poverty and gradually become rich. A typical example is the family of Ms. Pham Thi Phuong (village 9, Kong Chro commune). In 2012, she converted 3.7 hectares of mango and cashew trees from low-yield to organically grown Huong Chi longan. Thanks to that, her family's longan garden not only produces high yields but also ensures product quality, which is well received by the market. Every year, the longan garden brings her family more than 600 million VND.

Longan garden of Ms. Pham Thi Phuong's family (village 9, Kong Chro commune) in harvest season. Photo: Ngoc Sang

In addition to longan trees, Kong Chro is also famous for Thai custard apple trees. Thai custard apples grown in this area are not only sweet and fragrant, beautiful in appearance, but also 3-5 times heavier than the common variety - the smallest fruit is about 0.3 kg, the most common large fruit is about 1.5 kg. This variety of tree is harvested twice a year in the 6th lunar month and the 12th lunar month, each crop produces an average of 5 tons of fruit/ha, the price at the garden is already at 40,000 VND/kg. Thai custard apples grown here are praised by traders as "as delicious as any other custard apple in the world ".

In addition, with the motto of "taking short-term to support long-term", instead of growing purely, many households have also intercropped durian gardens with other trees such as Thai jackfruit and avocado. In practice, this model has brought many benefits, people have promoted the advantages of the land, made the best use of irrigation water, nutrients, fertilizers, etc. In particular, it helps stabilize people's income, reducing risks when prices of some agricultural products fluctuate.

Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/ngot-thom-mua-qua-chin-post563776.html