Trial durian plantation in Yunnan raises hopes for China’s plans to grow popular South-East Asian fruit


A durian tree bears fruit in Yingjiang county, Yunnan province. - Photo: China Daily/ANN

YUNNAN, (China): When farmer Jia Guohua planted a discarded durian seed on his small plot of land in Mengla county back in 2010, little did he know that his action was a microcosm of development plans in South-west China’s Yunnan province.

Durian trees typically take seven to 10 years to mature and bear fruit, and this year Jia’s tree bore 16 large, spiky durians.

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