This morning I met two durian experts in the Raub-Bentong
area of Pahang to ask about Durian Asfa
50, of which many photos are being passed around on What’s App. They both say,
independently, that Asfa 50 is a hoax. The pictures belong to three
separate varieties. The pictures that show deeply furrowed fruits, with many
fruits on the tree, are Montong, a Thai cultivar that is very productive but
not very tasty. The fruits that are not
furrowed and showing only one or two fruits on the tree is Black Thorn; this has
best taste by low productivity. The intermediate one with shallow furrows and
moderate number of fruits is Durian King. Even the leaves are different, to the
eyes of experts. You can buy grafted plants of Durian King for RM15, and Black
Thorn for RM35.
Friday, February 02, 2018
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