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I strongly believe that Durian grafted on Wild durian (Durio exarillatus) can handle freezing, at least for a few days.
I have seen Wild durians in areas (around Munnar - the only place in Kerala where temperature goes below freezing) that will be covered in ice for 2 - 4 weeks during winter.
And yes, Durian and Wild durian are graft compatible.

Quote from: vipinrl on April 07, 2016, 12:08:33 AM

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Thanks for the link vipinrl

. Shipping time may be longer than usual (3 to 8 weeks), as the Hong Kong postal service is very slow.

New leaves will emerge in 1-2 months. If you do not limit watering to once in a week or so, seedlings will die due to root rot.
I had 2 year old seedlings. Sadly they died when exposed to hot sun.

I saw a plant in the front yard of a friend's home. They didn't plant it and don't know what it is.
My first impression was that is a Garcinia; but, the leaves are too thin for a Garcinia and the characteristic yellow latex was absent. My friend's guess was that is a Syzygium.

   

I've done chip buds with White Sapote.  The challenge is getting the buds to push after the buds heal.  You have to do all the usual tricks, and I've had a hard time sometimes getting the buds to push because White Sapote is so vigorous that the rootstock will push growth on so many other buds, and even from suckers from the rootstock.

I usually slice off all the buds below the bud union of the seedling with a sharp knife and top the seedling just above the healed bud. This always worked for chip budding citrus.
Don't know how to solve the root sucker 'problem' in Casimiroa edulis!

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Quote from: vipinrl on November 03, 2015, 12:15:01 AM

Diospyros sp.?

yes I agree!

Luc posted pics of this tree before, and I guessed Diospyros sp.

probably one from SE Asia.

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=15056.msg191484#msg191484

My Diospyros malabarica seedlings have very similar (if not the same) leaves

How many years before they will bear fruits?

My seedling is loaded with flowers (25 months from seed to flower).
But don't know if there will be any fruit set in this season!

Some experienced persons told me that there will be fruit set only in the 2nd/ 3rd flowering season.

A single document describing almost all traditional Budding/ Grafting/ Rooting Techniques,
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dailey/VegetativePropagationTechniques.pdf

Is edible the fruit of this specie of Durio? Is the tree common in India?
 

No flesh to eat. Flowers (staminal tubes) and Seeds (roasted) are eaten.
Trees are found in Western Ghat jungles of Kerala, India.

One of the forum members informed me that he successfully patch-budded Durian on Wild Durian seedlings and that buds have emerged. 

In and around Varkala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varkala), there is a famous local Mango variety known as Kolamb Manga, which is supposed to be from Colombo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo).
The Mango has very unique cylindrical shape (all most same width from top to bottom). Sweet without sourness even in the tender stage, fiber-less.
Those who ate the Mango swear that this is the most delicious variety they have ever eaten.
I am yet to taste this Mango. 

I thought chip and patch bud was the same. I don't know the difference.  Anyways, I just cut out the bud in  rectangular shape and made a matching cut on the rootstock and wrapped it up together.

I am not 100% sure, but I think in Chip budding a thin layer of "wood" beneath the bark is also going to the seedling.
And I found Chip budding is the easiest  .