Dry days will yield better durians


Cool treat on a hot day: Durian farm owner Tan Chee Boon, 29, watering the durian trees at his farm in Balik Pulau. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Penang’s durian season will be late this year but better quality fruits are expected when they start falling in May.

Tan Chee Keat, who owns orchards in Balik Pulau, Teluk Bahang and Teluk Kumbar, predicted that the durian season would run from May to August.

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