Anyone grow Durian? Any growing tips?

Way to go Frank Laughing

I like durians too but not on a hot day because of the much excessive heat my body generate after eating them.

Toni, it is known as the king of fruits here and if you like the smell, you will definately like eating it. Almost all the hotels here banned this fruit to be taken into their premises because of the smell but some do organised tours to durian orchards for a eat all you can outing. This is eapecially true in Penang.

Pahir, where are you from? If you are in the tropical region, then I think it is quite easy to grow durian. One of my old neighbours used to plant a couple of durian trees in his yard. He had a durian orchard. According to him planting durian from seeds may take more than 10 years before to bear fruits. The trees are really large between 25~50 metres. His trees are all bud grafted and those that he planted in his yard started fruiting after 4 years and it was absolutely delicious. The tree itself is no more than 7 metres.

Gordonh you might want to reconsider planting durian from seeds unless you have the patience and space. There are many different species of durians here and I guess most of them are bud grafted. The seed are only used as starter. You can start your seed in a pot by just burying with the potting earth. Make sure the earth is really damp by watering about 3 times a day and it should start to sprout in 2~3 days. Make sure it is in a warm area too. After sprouting, the watering can be reduced to just keeping the soil moist like once a day and when it is big enough just transplant it ot the ground. These are from memories when I used to help my neighbour a very very long time ago to plant starter plants for his orchard.

Eileen sorry to hear that you are durian negative Laughing

SongofJoy57, hope one day you will have the chance to have an encounter with the real thing.

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Hey Puhir; You dont mention where you live but if you want to grow it you should start with a loamy soil that is high in organic matter as Durian requires constant moisture. If you have an electric seedling heating mat you should use the temp. setting for Peppers.
Durian is indigenous to Malaysia and needs heat and humidity. Most trees are started from grafts. Seed grown trees do not begin fruiting for 8-10 years.
The seeds are interesting as they are half rounded and the other 2 sides are flat and produce a perfect right angle(like the corner of a square).
Ripe Durian is available here in Southern CA (Hollywood) so no need to grow them.
Durian does have a custard like consistency but it is mixed with crunchy fibrous threads and has a distinct garlickly aftertaste. Sweet but bland.