Wednesday, 08/03/2017 11:28 (GMT+7)
After the lunar New Year festival, gardeners in the 2 mountainous districts of Tri Ton and Tinh Bien in the southern province of An Giang begin to harvest star apples, a prosperous business for local residents.
The star apples are harvested in Tri Ton and Tinh Bien districts.
Star apples are sold at VND10,000-25,000 per kilogram from the orchards.
Star apples are planted along mountain sides.
A gardener climbs to the tree to harvest the fruits.
Purple star apples are sold at markets.
The purple apples are easy to be preserved and transported. They appeal to the Cambodian market.
A bumper crop
High quality star apples at gardens
BTA (Photos: VNA)