Cai Mon Nursery Village

Lam Tr Th · CC BY-SA 3.0

The delta's largest nursery and ornamental-plant district, where every plot is a seedbed.

In Cai Mon the line between house and nursery barely exists: front yards, canal banks and footpaths are all packed with potted seedlings. This stretch along the Ham Luong river supplies fruit stock and ornamentals across southern Vietnam — durian, rambutan, mangosteen, apricot blossom and hand-trained bonsai. The grafting trade here goes back more than a century, passed down within families. The busiest weeks come before Lunar New Year, when boat after boat of blossom and bonsai leaves the landings and the gardens suddenly stand empty.

Visitor information

When is the best time to visit Cai Mon Nursery Village?

December to January (before Tet)

How long do you need at Cai Mon Nursery Village?

Half a day

What are the opening hours of Cai Mon Nursery Village?

07:00 - 17:00

Did you know

Cai Mon is the largest producer of nursery stock and ornamental plants in the Mekong Delta.
It lies along the Ham Luong river in Ben Tre's Cho Lach area.
The grafting and nursery trade here is over a hundred years old.
Production and trade peak in the weeks before Lunar New Year.

Travel tips

Come in the twelfth lunar month for the busiest season of the year.
Travel by motorbike or bicycle: the garden lanes are too narrow for cars.

Source: https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cái_Mơn

Updated: 2026-08-06