Kan Yao

Variety of Durian · Durio zibethinus

Premium long-stemmed Thai durian: fine, sweet and creamy, often auctioned at record prices.

Also known as: Long Stem, Gan Yao

🇹🇭 Thailand

Taste & characteristics

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Fruit harvest

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Rounded fruit with a distinctively long stalk; fine, sweet, creamy flesh that keeps well.

Lower yields but a premium segment; record fruits fetch very high auction prices.

The long stalk is the identifying, name-giving trait (kan yao = long stem).

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Durian unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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