Top 10 Tips for Beautiful Peach Blossoms for Tet Celebration

First and foremost, pay attention to choosing suitable pots, ensuring cleanliness. The pot or container for peach blossoms is both essential and important when it comes to displaying peach blossoms. A suitable pot or container not only enhances the beauty of your peach blossom branch but also helps the peach tree's roots maintain a fresh appearance, blooming beautifully throughout the sacred Tet days.

For peach blossom branches, people often choose high-quality ceramic or porcelain pots for planting. If it's a large, tall, and spreading branch, it's best to choose a bulb-shaped pot for overall balance. For smaller or single branches, they should be placed in long, pencil-shaped pots with small, tall mouths, which will accentuate the delicate and elegant appearance of the flower branches.

As for peach trees, it is advisable to plant them in ceramic pots, avoiding the use of porcelain as it does not match the color of ceramics. Typically, for large, mature peach trees, select pots of appropriate sizes, with a rounded and swollen mouth.

Common characteristics of chosen pots and containers:

• Choose coffee or terracotta colors, minimal patterns (or very few) to bring a cozy, traditional vibe to the house and add a touch of heritage. However, if you want a bright, modern space, opt for glazed ceramics with beautiful patterns, in white, light green, or blue. There are also many other designs on the market for you to choose from.

• Ensure the cleanliness and durability of the pots and containers because peach trees are extremely sensitive to dirt. It is best to rinse them with water at about 50 - 60°C immediately after purchasing them, then rinse them again with regular cold water. This will help remove dust and increase the durability of the pots and containers.

Some famous pottery villages still in operation:

• Bat Trang Ceramic Village (Gia Lam District, Hanoi)
• Phu Lang Ceramic Village (Que Vo District, Bac Ninh Province)
• Phuoc Tich Ceramic Village (Thua Thien Hue Province)
• Thanh Ha Ceramic Village (Hoi An)
• Dong Trieu Ceramic Village
• You can find out more at the following link: http://Mytour.vn/top-list/ten-thuong-hieu-gom-su-noi-tieng-nhat-viet-nam-1776.htm

As mentioned above, burning the roots of the peach tree requires intricate techniques and poses high risks. A better alternative is to immerse the peach tree's roots in warm water before planting in the pot. This method is easy, simple, and has minimal negative impact on the peach tree branches - it can be considered a 'safe' approach.

After cutting a suitable peach tree branch, it should be immediately immersed in a basin of hot water, around 60 - 80 degrees Celsius. This action helps prevent excessive bleeding of the tree's resin, which is considered the tree's 'blood,' thus avoiding loss of essential nutrients already supplied to the tree.

It is important to ensure that the water used for immersion is clean, and the tree roots should be immersed until the tree resin begins to solidify or feels slightly elastic when touched. This indicates that the tree resin will no longer flow. After removing it, dry the peach tree roots thoroughly with a clean cloth.

The second thing you need to pay attention to is avoid burning the peach tree roots before planting. According to folk beliefs, before planting the peach tree branch, it is necessary to char or burn the roots to prevent water loss and protect the tree branches from bacterial infection, which can cause inflammation. However, if one does not know the correct method of burning, and many people burn excessively, it becomes counterproductive as it can cause rapid water loss or block the water-conducting vessels, leading to withering and fading of leaves, which is aesthetically undesirable, especially during the important Tet holiday period.

Therefore, it is advisable to avoid burning the peach tree roots before planting unless one is absolutely sure or has considerable experience in burning peach trees. Instead, there are many other easier and more effective methods to apply. However, if you still want to follow this method, be sure to only briefly pass the roots through the fire to seal the cut.

Another secret to having beautiful peach branches on Tet is to add Vitamin B1, Aspirin, or Potassium to the flower vase. After placing the peach branches in water, you can add a few Vitamin B1 tablets, Aspirin, or a bit of Potassium instead of just using plain water.

This not only prevents shock to the tree when it undergoes sudden changes in its living environment but also provides additional essential nutrients for the tree, ensuring it remains healthy and blooms beautifully without withering - a crucial characteristic of Tet peach branches.

However, we should not be too greedy and add too much of each type, as it can lead to excessive nutrients, causing early blooming or wilting. Each time you add, only a few tablets should be used, and you can also combine all three types, but in small amounts to avoid adverse effects.

After the trick to prevent peach blossoms from losing sap, it comes to pouring water, which seems simple but is crucial. Don't think that just pouring water into the vase is enough; we need to be careful and follow a rule.

When pouring water into the vase, the most important thing is that the water must be clean because peach blossoms are quite 'picky' in absorbing water as nutrients. If we use unclean water, then immediately, after a few hours, the tree will start to wither, and eventually, it may die during Tet. Therefore, no matter what, we must choose clean water as the nutrient supply for the peach branches.

Additionally, an equally important factor is the appropriate water level. We should pour water to about one-third of the distance from the end branch to the root if it's a large peach tree, with a significant distance. For small peach branches, the water level should be about half of that distance, with a short distance above. Also, we should not pour too much water into the vase or leave it too dry, as it will adversely affect the peach tree.

This is also an essential task during the Tet peach blossom season as it always needs to provide moisture to the peach branches for them to bloom and flourish beautifully.

However, we should only sprinkle or water a little on the base of the peach tree, whether it's a branch in a vase or a tree planted in a pot. It's advisable to sprinkle water 2-3 times a day, either in the morning or evening, avoiding watering at noon when the outdoor temperature is high as it will cause the tree to lose water quickly.

Note that we must never water excessively because peaches only prefer slightly moist conditions. If it's too dry, they will wither due to water shortage, and if there's too much water, they will become waterlogged, withering and fading, eventually dying due to excess water and root rot.

In addition to the tips for keeping the peach tree green and beautiful by adding nutrients as mentioned above, another essential thing to know is that you must regularly change the water for the peach blossoms.

The water used to place the peach blossoms will become cloudy and dirty after 2 - 3 days due to dust and dirty plastic residues from the peach branches, making it unsuitable for the peach blossoms. Therefore, after that period of time, you should change the water for the peach blossoms according to the standard mentioned above. This helps the peach blossoms continue to receive the best nutrients without any deficiency, ensuring that they always have lush foliage and full branches.

Furthermore, when changing the water for the peach blossoms, you need to gently brush off the slimy water and dirt clinging to the base of the peach tree with your hands, then rinse it clean before putting it into the new water, avoiding contamination of the old peach tree base as well as dirtying the newly changed water.

If your peach tree blooms slowly, with the risk of blooming after Tet, don't worry too much. According to folk wisdom, when peach trees bloom slowly, you can use lime to improve this condition.

You can choose one of two methods: brushing or applying lime onto the peach tree base. However, applying lime is better because it helps accelerate the process, while brushing lime is only suitable if you want to slightly speed up the blooming process or if you have too little lime.

If you choose the brushing method, dilute the lime with water, while mix it into a thick paste if you want to apply. Either method works because the results will surprise you. Just a few hours after application, the peach tree will start blooming, albeit not as beautifully as natural blooming because it's 'forced,' but it's not bad at all.

Immediately after the peach tree shows signs of blooming, you need to rinse off, remove the lime from the base to avoid further quick blooming and water contamination. Apart from this method, you can also increase the room temperature because peach trees prefer warmth, but this method is not as fast as lime because it only gradually affects the peach tree branches.

Positioning peach trees in a well-ventilated, spacious area contributes to their longevity by allowing them to absorb as much carbon dioxide as possible. Avoid placing peach trees in cramped or overly dark areas, as this can lead to faster deterioration.

If possible, open doors at night to improve air circulation, as respiration in peach trees is more active at night, making the supply of carbon dioxide essential.

However, this doesn't mean positioning peach trees in areas with strong, cool winds, as this can either slow down blooming or cause rapid dehydration and withering. Therefore, it's best to position peach trees in sheltered areas to maintain warmth and stability.

Contrary to slow blooming, rapid blooming of peach trees can be a worrying issue as branches may wither before Spring arrives.

In such cases, use a sharp knife to cut around the trunk, about 10 - 15 cm away, and about 13 - 15 cm from the base of the peach tree to limit excessive nutrient supply to the branches and the tree. After cutting, apply a bit of lime to the cut to prevent infection and sap loss.

Furthermore, when peach trees bloom too quickly, avoid adding Vitamin B1, Aspirin, and Potassium, as this will only accelerate blooming. If mistakenly added, change the water immediately if you notice peach trees blooming faster than usual, blooming before Tet. Additionally, you can reduce room temperature or simply place stones in the vase or on the peach pot, as stones will help cool down the area around the peach tree's base, thereby slowing down rapid blooming.