BINH THUAN – Drought-tolerant Acacia mangrove forest begins to bloom, yellowing the sand dunes along the coast of Phan Thiet during the New Year.
At the end of December, acacia forest on both sides of the Phan Thiet tourist road connecting to Hoa Phu is glowing with gold. An entire sandy area adjacent to the tourist center of Ham Tien – Mui Ne is like changing a new shirt, the color of flowers covered in yellow indicates that spring is coming.
From the foothills up, the large melaleuca trees along the trail were in bloom, yellow flowers covered from the base to the top. Each heavy flower was swaying in the wind, emitting a gentle scent.
On this occasion, Phan Thiet people as well as tourists do not miss the opportunity to come here to admire, take pictures. On December 29, Ms. Thu Ba and a group of four friends from Phu Thuy ward, drove a motorbike to the blooming Melaleuca forest more than 10 km away from home.
The women choose the trees that are most blooming, stand next to them, pose for photos posted on social networks to show off to friends from all directions. “Every year my sisters come here to play when Melaleuca flowers begin to bloom, the forest of flowers is overwhelmingly beautiful that can not be missed,” said Ms. Ba.
Some young people also come to this Melaleuca forest to relax at the weekend. “The scenery of the flower season is so wonderful, I feel completely at ease here,” said La Thi Hien, 18, a young friend from Ma Lam town, Ham Thuan Bac district.
Mr. Vo Xuan Nghia, Director of Binh Thuan Tourism Promotion Information Center, said: “This year’s golden Melaleuca forest blooming on the occasion of the New Year holiday will become an ideal check-in place for visitors to Binh Thuan. in this batch “.
Local tourism businesses also take advantage of this time to introduce the wild beauty of the local waters, enriching their travels. Some tours now have an itinerary to take pictures of the yellow Melaleuca forest along the roads along Phan Thiet and Hoa Thang – Hoa Phu.
About 15 years ago, the drought-tolerant Acacia leaf acacia was planted along the coastal sand dunes from Phan Thiet to Phan Ri to preserve soil, prevent desertification, and exploit wood for sale to paper mills. After that, the seeds dispersed over the fallow lands creating natural acacia forests typical of the Binh Thuan coast nowhere to be found.
The local cajeput is drought-tolerant cajeput leaf acacia on the coastal semi-desert sand dunes. Each year, the tree flowers once a year at the end of December to the beginning of the calendar year.
This drought-tolerant species of acacia has a small stalk and leaves that are more pointed than the cajuput acacia commonly found in other localities. In the flowering season, each leaf axillary has a flower about 4-7 cm long like a squirrel tail. More than half a month later, new flowers fade.
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