Many fruit trees can bear fruit within 1 to 2 years of planting, but the growth process of durian trees is extremely slow. It usually takes a full 8 years from planting to flowering and bearing fruit.

And if you want to eat good-tasting durians, the requirements for durian trees are basically more than 20 years old. Compared with one acre of land that can plant multiple fruit trees, durian trees occupy less area. Large, usually a tree takes up about 15 square meters.

In addition, the durian tree is also extremely harsh on the growing environment. It must grow in an area where the annual average temperature is above 20°C, there is abundant rainfall, and there is no frost all year round.

The durian tree bears fruit once a year, and can bear 300 to 400 fruits each time. However, this is only in a pre-blooming state. In addition, many malnourished fruits are eliminated, and they are basically grown to maturity before being picked. There are only about 150~200 pieces.

The reason why durian is expensive

The cost of picking is high

There is a saying on the Internet that "kneeling on durian" is simply "torture". This is mainly due to durian. Hard skin and densely packed spikes.

If you use the knocking method, hundreds of durians will fall down under the action of gravity, which is unbearable. As for "catching durians with bare hands" and other statements, it is purely for entertainment.

Basically, durian picking is done manually. One person climbs up to cut the fruit, and the other person holds a piece of linen to cushion the fruit. If you are not careful, your scalp will bloom, so picking durian is also a high-risk technology. Therefore, the cost of picking durians is naturally high.