From dawn to midnight, Huang Qijun nurtures and tends to 10,056 durian trees, every day. By late March, the mild weather in China’s southernmost province of Hainan – with occasional overcast ...

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

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 ...

Wild durian trees can grow as tall as 30 metres – making it impossible to grow or harvest the fruit on a large scale. “The fruit from wild durian trees is very [inconsistent] – it can be ...

Personnel from Pahang’s enforcement unit, the police, forestry department, and land office entered the orchard in Raub on Tuesday to chop down the Musang King durian trees. (Facebook pic) Pahang ...

The company later adopted an approach to grow different heights of companion plants: banana trees with large leaves shield durian seedlings from the harsh midday sun, while taller Areca palms act as ...