No stopping demand

1 Lam (right) looking at some of the durians on sale at a stall run by a trader named Ting (centre).2 Durian stalls are popping up like mushrooms along a main road in Bercham.3 Mohamad Abdul Samad (right) and his son holding the “Durian Jantung” species - so named because of the heart shape the breed has.4 Cloned durians, from the D24 to Musang King varieties, on sale at a stall near the Canning Garden roundabout in Ipoh.Photos and video: RONNIE CHIN

HOT weather or not, there is no stopping them.

So spellbinding is the durian that all it takes is the sight and smell of the King of Fruits to convince any durian-loving person to stop by the roadside and cart home a few fruits.