Durian Lover's Around The World (forum)

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Hello,
I hope there are some durian lovers here. This is my first post on this forum, although I am fairly active (lurker at least) at the Tropical Fruit Forum.

I have been researching durians for the past three years and I run a website about durians at www.yearofthedurian.com

I'm currently working on a study about beliefs and experiences of durian lovers around the world. It is, I believe, the first survey to include Western durian lovers.

So far we have had participants from 27 countries. I hope that you will join us by taking the survey here https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/durianlover2

Or at least this post sparks off a discussion of durian addicts and what makes durian so special :)

Thanks!
- Lindsay
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Time: 10th January 2015 2:38am

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sternus1 says...
Hey durian, welcome to the boards. Always enjoy reading your posts on tff.

Time: 10th January 2015 7:47am

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JohnMc1 says...
OOoowwww, if only we could grow one here in zone 10a. Heading over to the survey now.
I was quite content with the frozen type which is the only form available here, until a trip to Indo last year absolutely spoilt me.
I've had to readjust back to the frozen fruit since returning.
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Time: 10th January 2015 9:17am

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sternus1 says...
You durian lovers are a strange breed. You couldn't pay me to eat durian tbh.

There must be something to this stinky fruit though as it's extremely popular.

Time: 10th January 2015 10:03am

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Durianwriter says...
Thanks for the welcome guys! And I appreciate you taking the time to help me with my study :) The results should be pretty interesting.

Time: 10th January 2015 12:42pm

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Brain says...
John, with your expertise, surely you can construct a glass house and plant a few?

I had a debate with another friend on the merits of leaving the rambutans to the tropics but as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Time: 10th January 2015 1:37pm

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JohnMc1 says...
I'm in the middle of building a largish poly-tunnel now, hope to have it completed before the onset of the cooler weather. I'll be trying to keep an Abiu alive before I attempt anything like a Durian.

Time: 10th January 2015 1:45pm

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JohnMc1 says...
EBay seller from Singapore listing some interesting Durian varieties locally.

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/supereuroasia/m.html?item=191419847434&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Time: 20th January 2015 8:47pm

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sternus1 says...
John, do not ever buy anything from the seller supereurasia. S/he is a fraud.

Time: 20th January 2015 11:16pm

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