In Nam Sach district (Hai Duong) there is a huge garden of duoi trees with over 500 large and small trees, many of which are hundreds of years old.
This garden was established in 2014 and is owned by an anonymous businessman in An Binh commune (Nam Sach). It currently has over 500 trees of various shapes. Over the past 12 years, this businessman has spent a lot of time researching and purchasing the embryos of duoi roots from all over the northern provinces and cities to create works of art with great artistic value.The most prominent in this elm garden is the “Old Longevity Pearl” tree with a straight shape, about 3.7 m high, and a 3 m wide canopy. This giant elm tree embryo was bought in Son La province in 2016 and has spent nearly 10 years creating to achieve its current beautiful shape.According to Mr. Tran The Huy (gardener), it is impossible to determine the exact age of the "Lao Tho Sinh Chau" tree, but it is certain that it has lived for hundreds of years. The rough, lumpy trunk is one of the notable highlights of this elm tree.The trunk of the "Old Longevity Pearl" tree still has driftwood that cannot be attacked by worms or termites - something that only exists in extremely old trees."Throne" is the name of another impressive elm tree in this elm garden. The tree is 3 m high, with a canopy of 3.5 m, and was purchased in Tuyen Quang province 10 years ago. 1 m from the base, the tree has 3 branches growing in 3 directions, creating a throne-like shape.This elm tree is named "Bat Phong", the trunk grows in one direction but the top turns back to the base.Two straight-shaped pots of Duoi trees with their tops facing each other form a pair.A tree stump is shaped in the shape ofThe Golden Turtle God carried a dragon across the sea, the garden owner named it "Long Quy Qua Hai""Twin sons worship mother" pot of jujubeIn the garden there are many elm trees with different shapes such as straight, super, horizontal, double-tree...To create elm trees with artistic value, gardeners have to spend a lot of time hunting and purchasing elm roots in nature. After being brought to the garden (called embryos), the elm roots have to go through many stages that require perseverance and meticulousness from clearing branches, pruning roots, spraying pesticides, fungicides, root stimulants, growth...Although the duoi tree is easy to grow and drought-resistant, gardeners still have to check it every day, water it to keep it moist, and periodically spray insecticide to kill bark-eating insects, stem borers, and fungi. After 6 months to 1 year, when the tree is healthy, they can start selecting buds, locking the branches, and creating the artifact.In the garden there are hundreds of other large and small elm trees being grown in pots, waiting to be created.The scientific name of the elm tree is Streblus asper Lour, belonging to the mulberry family and is often called by many different names such as the golden elm tree, rough elm, leather elm, ornamental elm, may soi... They are woody species, about 4 - 8 m high, often growing into hard bushes, with flowers, yellow ripe fruit, sweet taste. In the past, elm was often used to make fences around houses. Today, this tree is collected and created into bonsai by many people. Elm lovers across the country have established the Vietnam Elm Association, currently with over 1,000 members. Hai Duong province has about 10 members in Nam Sach, Kinh Mon, Chi Linh, Hai Duong city. The elm garden of this anonymous businessman is the largest in scale, the remaining gardens have a scale of 100-200 trees. In addition to duoi, the garden of this anonymous businessman also has many other valuable ornamental plants. In the photo: A single-stemmed ancient Ngau tree hundreds of years old, a rare species in Hai DuongThis neem tree has a straight literary shape, 3 m high, 70 cm root diameter, old trunk.The Nhội tree - a large tree that often grows in mountainous areas is also present in this garden. This is a tall tree, can be up to 20 m high, with a wide canopy. They are often planted in cities for shade. In addition, its leaves can also be used for food and medicine.The garden also has many star fruit trees that are several decades old or more.In addition, the garden also has many other types of trees such as figs, old pines, chay, sapodilla, chicken eggs...GOING STRONG
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