Ancient yellow apricot trees on sale for first time in the city
A total of 10 ancient yellow apricot trees are on sale at the corner of 2 September and Binh Minh 6 streets in Da Nang.
The over 100-year-old apricot blossom tree is being sold at the price of 2 billion VND. |
Owned by Mr Tran Tien Hoai residing in Lien Chieu District’s Hoa Minh Ward, these apricot trees are being sold at the price of nearly 5 billion VND in total.
Most notable amongst the on-sale trees is the over 100-year-old apricot blossom tree. The tree is 3.6m in height and its canopy is 3.2m in width. The five petals of the flower represent five lucky gods.
This ancient tree is being sold at the price of 2 billion VND.
“50 years ago, this apricot blossom tree was moved from a flower garden in Quang Nam Province’s Dien Ban Town to my garden. I have taken care of this apricot blossom by myself for 5 decades. In previous years, it had been available for hire over the Tet holiday. This year, I decided to sell this tree for 2 billion VND” Mr Hoai said.
The flowers of this tree have 5 petals. |
This is the first time the tree has been sold for Tet. |
Another 100-year-old apricot blossom is on sale at the price of 700 million VND. Grown at Mr Hoai’s garden, the tree is 3 in height and its canopy is 3.8m in width. Its flowers also have 5 petals.
Grown at Mr Hoai’s garden, another 100-year-old apricot blossom is on sale at the price of 700 million VND. |
A pair of yellow apricot bonsai trees are between 2m and 3m in height and between 2.5m and 3m in width. The 60 and 70-year-old trees are being sold at 550 million VND each.
Meanwhile, the remaining apricot trees are on sale at the prices of between 100 and 300 million VND each.
An apricot bonsai tree is being sold at 550 million VND |