But this lower northern province has this year already seen many durian, langsat and longkong trees wither. They were saddened to find all fruit trees were withering and dying. The weather in Uttaradit has been over 40 degrees Celsius for almost a week, and orchards have suffered a prolonged period with no rain. Durian and longkong trees usually take at least eight years to be mature enough to bear fruit. Longkong farmer Maron Ngernla said her fruit-bearing longkong trees were shedding dry leaves, a sign they were dying.

Source: The Nation Bangkok April 24, 2019 06:58 UTC