Litchi chinensis | Lychee, Litchee, Ly Chee. Originated in … Southern China | Tree
Litchi chinensis belongs to the plant family SAPINDACE and Genus Litchi This Tree will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Litchi chinensis does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Litchi chinensis so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Litchi chinensis lychee,litchee,ly chee is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Litchi chinensis | Lychee, Litchee, Ly Chee is an evergreen specimen which means it keeps it leaves throughout the year.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Litchi chinensis is evergreen.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 40' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This plant is will not resist frost and is classed as … Very tender
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Sweets;Dried;Syrup.
Fruit … 1 1/2 inch long, oval shaped, covered with small knobby warts; it has green colored skin usually turning red or yellow when ripe surrounding a juicy translucent flesh
The fruit is 1 1/2 inch long, oval shaped, covered with small knobby warts; it has green colored skin usually turning red or yellow when ripe surrounding a juicy translucent flesh. Its nutritional value includes vitamin C. Among its many possible uses in the kitchen, Litchi chinensis is often used in sweets and as syrup. Lychee (sometimes called litchee) is most frequently used dried. Litchi chinensis is called ly chee in Chinese.
"Growing Unusual Fruit", Alan E. Simmons, Walker and Company, New York, 1972.