Durian (Durio zibethinus)

Family: Malvaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Durio zibethinus or commonly known as Durian is the most common Durio species. It is a large, tropical, evergreen fruit tree growing up to 25-40 m tall with up to 120 cm trunk diameter. It has a conical crown and its trunk is buttressed. The leaves are alternate and oval. The fruit has an edible flesh characterized by a very strong distinctive odour. It can be eaten raw when ripe or cooked.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant aroma, similar to a sewage works on a hot day, but the flesh has a delicious flavour that has been likened to pineapple with cream cheese, or a mixture of banana, caramel and vanilla with a hint of onion. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The ripening fruit produces a strongly unpleasant aroma, similar to a sewage works on a hot day, but the flesh has a delicious flavour that has been likened to pineapple with cream cheese, or a mixture of banana, caramel and vanilla with a hint of onion.; It is sometimes cooked as a vegetable.; The fruit can be 25cm or more in diameter and weigh several kilos.

Habitat & North American Range

Dense lowland humid forests. (Zone 10)