Cat apple flower has 5 petals with yellow pistil, alternating brown ... The flowers are ivory-white, not pure white like plum blossoms, apricots, pear flowers. Cat apple flowers have a natural and idyllic beauty like a Mong girl on the high roads of the Northwest.



Cat apple tree (also known as Son tra, acrid tree) grows naturally in the forests in the high mountains of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Son La ... Cat apples are harvested by local people and sold for soaking wine, ... Perhaps because of the familiar, long-standing attachment in the high mountains, the flowers or apples are imbued with the flavor of the mountains.



In Lao Cai, cat apples grow in abundance in Y Ty and Bat Xat. They grow wild throughout the forest. Coming to Y Ty at the end of spring color, you will have the opportunity to admire their rustic and wild beauty. Not pure, pure, but still attractive thanks to their simple beauty.



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