The workers selected to do this job, in addition to technique, must also have ingenuity and gentleness to avoid breaking buds, damaging branches, and affecting yellow apricots.
According to those who have experience in growing yellow apricots, as well as experts on green trees, in order for apricots to blossom on the occasion of New Year, the most suitable time to pick off leaves is from mid-November of the lunar calendar. However, this is highly dependent on the weather. If it’s too sunny, the time to pick off leaves will be delayed a bit, or it will be pushed on earlier if the cold rain lasts a long time.
This year, the weather is considered to be quite favorable, so, it’s a suitable time to pick off leaves now to have a brilliant Tet season with yellow apricots, according to Hue Green Park Center.
Thua Thien Hue Weekly would like to introduce some pictures of picking leaves off the yellow apricots in front of the Hue Imperial Citadel and along Le Duan Street by Phan Thanh, the photographer, as a way to share a little more experience of growing apricots to welcome Tet for those who are interested in.
The weather of this year is considered favorable, so picking off leaves at this time is quite suitable
With tall trees, a specialized vehicle is required
Being gentle and careful
The leaves of the apricot trees in front of Hue Imperial Citadel are picked off, so that the flowers will bloom in time for Tet occation
A yellow apricot garden on Hoang Van Thu Street (Hue City)
A yellow apricot garden in a park on Le Duan Street during a blooming occasion on Tet holiday
By Thua Thien Hue Weekly