Oct 20, 2020 · Lychee do fine in prolonged upper 30s and even the occasional dip into the low 30s and light frost. I have had longans conk out on me in those temps but not lychee, thus I have always been confused when people say lychee cant tolerate cold weather when they are more tolerant than mango.

Feb 21, 2014 · Girdling is a pretty questionable practice as it may increase yield on the branch but the branch often declines, dies or get prone to fungal problems afterwards.I know I have posted about lychee varieties a bit before but kwai mai pink and Mauritius are the 2 recommended commercial types here (of over 25) for warmer areas.

Jan 24, 2022 · Based on my experience my two lychee Trees (Mauritius and Bruster) grow well at my location. They are more attractive and much easier to cultivate overall than my Mango Trees. Enclosed are a few photos as references. The first photo is of a Brewster Lychee tree in front of OC Farm supply in the city of Orange.

Oct 5, 2016 · Hi I have a few lychee seedlings, It's interesting to have read that they do not necessarily need chilling hours to bear, unfortunately I don't know what variety my seedlings are, I'll post pics The plants are 5 months old I had them out side and they were badly damaged by the wind I have since brought them inside and given them some rabbit ...

Mar 1, 2014 · I ordered several Lychee trees from Florida and they handled the shipping fine. Like Rtreid mentioned, the biggest problem I encounter is protecting the delicate new leaves from getting tattered from the wind. A wind barrier is very beneficial to small lychee trees. Lychee trees also dislike our hard water which has high pH and chlorine in it.

Apr 28, 2012 · Fai zee sui is the largest and most expensive lychee in my area.Bengal has traditionally been viewed as the poorest quality type and faded to rarity in recent years.Those small spherical kwai mai pinks are just about the cheapest now.

Jul 2, 2015 · What has happened with Kaimana is that it's become very difficult to sell any lychee in Hawaii unless it's Kaimana, because that is what the buyers are so used to now. But Kaimana, though very good, isn't the be all and end all of lychees. Really no variety is. The Sweetheart is quite a bit softer than Kaimana.

Mar 2, 2025 · I have done over 20 lychee air layers, for me its a waste of time since my Brewster is so large I don't need to do it. I wanted to make some air layers for people who didn't have a nice Brewster tree. Just takes away too much space for me since I can't cut back those branches that would do yearly to keep the large tree in check.

May 13, 2022 · What about the smell? What do you Lychee lovers consider the best smelling Lychee? I've don't recall ever eating "Rose Scented or Gui Wei" but in my opinion, Brewster smells like its rose scented. To me, smell is a big part of the Lychee eating experience. Here is a pic of Leos Brewster tree, picture taken about 3 weeks ago.

Jul 2, 2015 · The wonderful Rose/Lychee flavor of Brewster is growing on me and even though it has a large seed, it is a very good water type Lychee and is a relatively good bearer. Mauritius is a great bearer but as Rob stated, it has a subacid component which some people enjoy and others not so much.