Saturday, April 09, 2005

Seedling Durian produces fantastic fruit

The Mangosteen season has come to an end. The Salaks have finished. And there are only three Durians left. These three Durians are rather special - the tree was destroyed by Cyclone Rona and all that was left was a stump - the graft had gone. I planted another grafted tree beside the tree so that we could use the rootstock to graft again. Now it has fruited as a seedling and the fruit is fantastic - a wonderful gift for us as it has fruited much later than all our other trees and it appears much creamier too. So viva la difference - it gives us more variety for our tastings, and an extended Durian season.