In just a few days, the first national-scale Yellow Apricot Festival will be held in Hue.

“What a pity. I didn’t have a chance to stop by the city of yellow apricot blossoms (ochna integerrima) for a check-in.” It was a message I received from a tourist acquaintance when she and her family just had a north-south backpacking trip after a long ceasing time due to Covid-19.

Yellow apricot blossom is a well-known flower in Vietnam. In Thua Thien Hue province, the yellow apricot blossom with an indigenous genetic resource is often known as “Hoang Mai of Hue”.

On the morning of December 27, the Provincial Department of Science and Technology established a consulting conference to assign the Center for Flowers and Ornamentals Research and Development, the Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute to carry out a scientific thesis at provincial level on “Research on Conservation and development of Hue’s yellow apricot blossom (Hue royal apricot)".