On October 7, nearly a month after the historic flood, Mr. Hinh of Group 8, Nong Tien Ward, Tuyen Quang City still had not finished processing the dead peach blossom trees due to prolonged flooding. Of the family's more than 700 ornamental peach blossom trees, nearly half were dead or no longer able to bloom during this year's Lunar New Year.
"Many other families have already cut down their peach blossom trees, but I tried to save my peach blossom garden, saving every tree I could. I cut down the trees that couldn't be saved. With more than 400 dead trees that can't bloom, this Tet is considered a loss," Mr. Hinh lamented.
Not far away, Ms. Lien's peach blossom garden (Group 9, Nong Tien Ward) was almost completely damaged by more than 500 peach blossom trees planted right on the bank of the Lo River. For nearly a week now, Ms. Lien and her husband have been doing the undesirable job of burning the dead peach blossom trees.
Ms. Lien said: "Any tree that is still viable will be cut down to the base to wait for it to sprout and grow for the following year. Currently, my entire garden only has about 100 trees that can be saved. Last year, I earned more than 200 million from peach blossoms for Tet, but this year, it is considered a total loss."
Nong Tien is known as the largest peach blossom growing area in Tuyen Quang with about 12 hectares. The historic flood in Tuyen Quang after more than 20 years recently caused damage to nearly half of the Nong Tien peach blossom growing area.
According to the People's Committee of Nong Tien Ward, about 150 households are growing peach blossom trees in the area, and peach blossom trees are currently considered one of the main crops with income for growers from 100 million to 300 million VND/year.
However, after the recent flood, almost every family suffered losses, some even lost their entire Tet peach crop. Currently, people are focusing on restoring the dead peach blossom trees, placing their hopes on the coming years.
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