With great passion, Vu Duc Dong, born in 1972 in Sa Dec city, has spent decades and over 870,000 USD on creating and caring for his ten special trees.

Freshly accredited by the World Records Union (WorldKings), his collection features a 2-metre-tall tree more than 100 years old, whose trunk is gold-inlaid with the words “Tue Sam” - the names of Dong’s parents. Its nine roots rising above the ground represent images of nine dragons.

Dong’s collection includes his “Tue Sam” yellow apricot tree and nine other apricot trees, each of which has a unique appearance and story.

 Along with the yellow apricot trees, Dong’s ficus pisocarpa trees hold Vietnam and Asia records, while his ficus malacocarpa and peac𝐆h trees hold Vietnam records.