There are few sights as magnificent as the 100-year-old apricot trees with their branches full of blossom at the village of Phuoc Dinh in Vinh Long Province during Tet.


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Although the blossoms are lovely in their own right, they are just the harbingers of the fruit to follow.






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The bark on the trees is almost black, with a blocky appearance, and look like alligator hide.






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Bright, golden, striking apricot petals.






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The circumference of this tree trunk is nearly one metre.






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