From: SolomonW@citi.com   
      
   On 15 Aug 2018 17:22:29 GMT, reader wrote:   
      
   >>> 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.   
      
      
   Three to seven days depending on the fruit.   
   >   
   > If it started to be planted at these stops; it could advance stop by stop.   
      
   That assumes that the fruit will grow all on the path.   
      
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