The tree limb provided the genetics for an award-winning durian known as the Musang King, which has become Malaysia’s next cash crop and made Tan’s family durian royalty. What defines durian fruit, however, is its overpowering sulfuric scent, which has led to bans from public transportation and the occasional evacuation of buildings. Now, among locals on this lush island west of the Malay peninsula, Tan is the Durian King. Tan Chee Keat climbs a tree to tie a Musang King durian fruit on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong. (Suzanne Lee / For The Times) Tan Chee Keat looks up at an award-winning 29-year-old Musang King durian tree on his farm owned by his father, Tan Eow Chong.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 04, 2019 09:56 UTC