Not surprisingly for so valued a fruit, all parts of the durian tree are used in folk medicine. The flesh itself is regarded as an aphrodisiac. Today, even with websites devoted to durians and ...

A worker catches a durian cut off from a tree at an orchard in Chumphon, Thailand, Sept. 18, 2023. Photo by AFP Chinese authorities will also increase the number of inspection laboratories from ...

Water it once every morning. Narrator: After planting, it takes about six years for a healthy durian tree to bear fruit. Once the trees start to flower, farmers count the days until the fruits are ...

And Huang got to work. On this nearly 40-hectare (99-acre) durian orchard that is mostly managed by only one caretaker, much of the work is handled by machines: each tree is equipped with sensors ...

he estimates a yield of only 20 to 30 fruits per tree. Another durian orchard owner, Tan Chee Keat, 34, who cultivates thousands of durian trees across Penang’s Southwest district, ­echoed the ...

In 2021, the Forestry Department removed approximately 15,000 Musang King trees from illegal durian farms in the Batu Talam forest, also located in Pahang state, and subsequently replanted the area ...

DURIAN, the King of Fruits, is without doubt a Malaysian favourite. Apart from eating the flesh of this thorny fruit, locals are known to add the pulp to various drinks and dishes. As Malaysia is ...

Nguyễn Văn Quại, 63, walked slowly on the muddy dirt path in his yard, his hands clasped behind his back. He stopped beside a ...

A stand-off between Malaysian durian farmers and authorities wanting to raze illegal plantations of the fruit, much coveted in China, escalated this week with the arrest of a lawmaker. For weeks ...