Initially, it was just a hobby to Nham. However, from his father’s guidance and passion for the yellow apricot, Quang Nham fallen in love with this tree.
Hue’s yellow apricot is characterized by having just five large, thick petals with a soft aroma. Nham’s family’s apricot garden is over 30 years of age and has many old trees. Currently, the garden mainly trains 30-year-old bonsai apricot trees into various odd shapes to meet the demands and trend of improving the quality of art (downsizing the pots, showing roots, and cutting branches) suitable to the city space of the most difficult fastidious collectors.
Hue News would like to introduce the photo series of Le Huy Hoang Hai, the photographer, of the unique Hue’s yellow apricot garden of Nham and his father.
The daily joy of the father and son duo is to take care of their apricot garden
The apricot trees are cared for to have beautiful roots
His father’s passion for the apricot tree passed on to Nham
Nham wakes up early in the morning to water over 100 apricot trees in the garden
Patiently and meticulously shaping each apricot branch
Hue’s yellow apricot blossoms usually has only 5 thick, round petals and radiates fragrance
Nham and his father spent many years to create this tree’s shape
The most important part is to create beautiful roots
Caring for the apricot trees early in the morning
Caring for yellow apricot trees requires many years of delicate care and patience
The 30-year old apricot tree is carefully shaped into a spiritual animal with beautiful roots, which is highly appreciated among collectors
This nearly hundred years old yellow apricot tree is cared for attentively
By Hue News