Lunar New Year tradition blossoms in Vietnam FEATURE 02/09/2010

Lunar New Year tradition blossoms in Vietnam FEATURE 02/09/2010 HANOI — The naked, spiky-looking tree is not just Le Ham’s pride and joy. It is his meal ticket. While it might not look like much now, Ham expects it to burst into delicate dark-pink peach blossoms just before the Lunar New Year, known in Vietnam as Tet. Among the more than 200 peach blossom trees at his Hanoi commercial garden, this old specimen is his most precious, and will command the highest price from customers seeking to decorate their homes and offices for the Year of the Tiger, which begins on Feb.14. “It will become very beautiful,” he says of the tree, which rises, as tall as a man, from an oblong ceramic pot. Ham’s garden is one of many in Tu Lien village, which for most of the year is a tranquil contrast to the congested city around it.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100209com3.html

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