>> Maybe that's it:  Traders provisioned themselves in   
   >> Asia, took a liking to the local fruits, even if only   
   >> dried, and cultivated it back home?   
   >   
   >This is plausible.   
      
   Even fresh fruit can survive a day's journey to the next stop.   
      
   If it started to be planted at these stops; it could advance stop by stop.   
      
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