Brief exposure. Overnight temps dipped below 40 but there was also no wind as durians are said to react negatively to wind.
In regards to growing durian in texas, if you really think I’m growing it for the fruit you are mistaken. The climate is nowhere close to the native range. That’s not the point of this exercise. Then again you never know unless you try. Some things were at once thought impossible, but have been proven otherwise. I’m not saying I’ll get a durian tree to produce fruit, let alone reach let’s say 5 years old. It’s more so to test the boundaries of what’s possible.