The fruit is small, red, rough, with thin, juicy acid flesh and very little rag. Pureed lychees are added to ice cream mix. In India, a more recent development is propagation by stooling, which has been found "simpler, quicker and more economical" there than air-layering. cause much fruit damage and falling in northern Queensland. In India, a 5-year-old tree may produce 500 fruits, a 20-year-old tree 4,000 to 5,000 fruits–160 to 330 lbs (72.5-149.6 kg). [Tree is a heavy bearer], late in season. 'Early Large Red'. . The Chinatown stands can't tell you what variety they're selling, but The Wine Stop has been bringing in Kaimana lychee every few weeks. Yearbook of the Australian Lychee Growers Association. In 1492, a list of 40 lychee varieties, mostly named for families, was published in the Annals of Fukien. Severe pruning of old trees may be done to increase fruit size and yield for at least a few years. In 1920, Professor Groff obtained seedlings of 'Shan Chi' (mountain lychee) from Kwantung Province, together with air-layers of 'Sheung shu wai', 'No mai ts 'z', and 'T' im ngam' (sweet cliff). Harvesting Hot-air-blast at 160º F(70º C) dries seedless fruits in 48 hours. In India, leaf spot caused by Pestalotia pauciseta may be prevalent in December and can be controlled by lime-sulphur sprays. Pruning: Ordinarily, the tree is not pruned after the judicious shaping of the young plant, because the clipping off of a branch tip with each cluster of fruits is sufficient to promote new growth for the next crop. In California, the lychee will grow and fruit only in protected locations and the climate is generally too dry for it. 'Hsi Chio tsu', or 'Sai kok tsz' (rhinoceros horn) is borne by a large-growing tree. It has sweet flesh with little scent and the seed size is variable. Flowers are small, greenish, and are borne on a large thyrse (a many-flowered inflorescence) that emerges at the ends of branches anytime from late December to April (more commonly February and March) in Florida (Figures 4a and 4b). 'Kaimana' has fruited earlier and produced heavier crops than any other lychee cultivar presently grown in Hawaii. L.Y., Swu, X. and Zhou, Q.M. (1986). For maximum productivity, there must be full exposure to light on all sides. 'T'im ngam', or 'T'ien yeh' (sweet cliff) is a common variety of lychee which Professor Groff reported to be quite widely grown in Kwantung, but not really on a commercial basis. Annals of lychee in Guangdong Province. 'Hak ip', or 'Hei yeh', (black leaf) is borne by a densely-branched tree with large, pointed, slightly curled, dark-green leaflets. Very late in season. Wind protection: Young trees benefit greatly by wind protection. The latter tend to possess the most viable pollen. Thrips (Dolicothrips idicus) attack the foliage and Megalurothrips (Taeniothrips) distalis and Lymantria mathura damage the flowers. The yield varies with the cultivar, age, weather, presence of pollinators, and cultural practices. lychee. Lychees are and probably will remain a favorite home High clusters are usually harvested by metal or bamboo pruning poles. Making lychee and longan harvests predictable Exotic lychees safeguarded in ARS botanical library Of very good quality. Birds, bats and bees damage ripe fruits on the trees in China and sometimes a stilt house is built beside a choice lychee tree for a watchman to keep guard and ward off these predators, or a large net may be thrown over the tree. There are a few very old trees and one small commercial grove. In Florida, lychee trees are occasionally subject to green scurf, or algal leaf spot (Cephaleuros virescens), leaf blight (Gleosporium sp. In the early 1960's, interest in this crop was renewed and some new plantings were being made on irrigated land. The flesh of dried lychees is eaten like raisins. A step forward came with the importation of young lychee trees from Fukien, China, by the Rev. In the Cook Islands, the trees are planted on a 40 x 20 ft (12 x 6 m) spacing–56 trees per acre (134 per ha)–but in the 15th year, the plantation is thinned to 40 x 40 ft (12 x l2 m). Fertilizer is applied when planting (at the beginning of September) and the air-layers are well established by mid-October and putting out new flushes of growth in November. It is important to keep the fruits dry and cool, with good circulation of air. In 1928, 16 varieties from India were planted at Lowe's Orchards, Southport, Natal, but the records were lost and they remained unnamed. Though the Florida lychee industry is small, mainly because of weather hazards, irregular bearing and labor of hand-harvesting, it has attracted much attention to the crop and has contributed to the dissemination of planting material to other areas of the Western Hemisphere. The Chinese claim that the lychee is highly variable under different cultural and soil conditions. In China, the seeds are credited with an analgesic action and they are given in neuralgia and orchitis. Late in season. Sherbet is made by extracting the juice from fresh, seeded lychees and adding it to a mixture of prepared plain gelatin, hot milk, light cream, sugar and a little lemon juice, and freezing. (1994). When exports of dried fruits from China to the United States were suspended, India welcomed the opportunity to supply the market. [Tree bears heavily. A very similar, perhaps identical, cultivar called 'Hong Kong' is grown in South Queensland. The fruits mature 2 months after flowering. The most destructive enemy of the lychee in China is a stinkbug (Tessaratoma papillosa) with bright-red markings. Old oak roots and stumps have been found thoroughly infected with the fungus. 'Hak Ip' is also midseason and large-seeded there. In Florida, the southern green stinkbug, Nezara viridula, and the larvae of the cotton square borer, Strymon metinus, attack the fruit. ‘Groff’ and ‘Kaimana’ are seed­ ling selections originating in Hawaii. Watson, and K.R. W.M. For home use or for local markets, lychees are harvested when fully colored; for shipment, when only partly colored. It is never done right after rain, as the wet fruit is very perishable. Lychee growing and marketing in Vietnam. 'No Mai Tsze' has been growing in Hawaii for over 40 years but has produced very few fruits. It was found that shade-drying for 2 days before full exposure to the sun prevented cracking. As time went on, some people switched to foil in place of plastic for wrapping the air-layers. The foliage is sometimes infested with red spider mites (Paratetranychus hawaiiensis). Table 1. Fruit 1 1/3 in (3.4 cm) long; heart-shaped, oval or oblong; pink-red to carmine with orange-red tubercles; skin very rough, leathery, non-adherent; flesh gray-white, firm, of good subacid flavor; seed oblong-cylindrical, fully developed. At 32º to 35º F(0º-1.67º C) and 85% to 90% relative humidity, untreated lychees, can be stored for 10 weeks; the skin will turn brown but the flesh will be virtually in fresh condition but sweeter. 'Late Seedless', or 'Late Bedana'. Origin and Distribution The lychee is native to low elevations of the provinces of Kwangtung and Fukien in southern China, where it flourishes especially along rivers and near the seacoast. Sherbet is made by extracting the juice from fresh, seeded lychees and adding it to a mixture of prepared plain gelatin, hot milk, light cream, sugar and a little lemon juice, and freezing. Performance and improvement of lychee cultivars: a review. There are three flower types: two male types (called M1 and M2… To a small extent, lychees are also spiced or pickled, or made into sauce, preserves or wine. 'Huai chih', or 'Wai chi' (the Wai River lychee) has medium-sized, blunt leaves. These pests are so detrimental that growers have adopted the practice of enclosing bunches of clusters (with most of the leaves removed) in bags made of "wet-strength" paper or unbleached calico 6 to 8 weeks before harvest-time. The larvae of a native leaf beetle, Exema nodulosa, has been found puncturing and girdling lychee branchlets 1/8 to 1/4 in (3-6 mm) thick. In Florida, birds, squirrels, raccoons and rats are prime enemies. However, in an early experiment in a greenhouse in Washington, D.C., seedlings planted in acid soil showed superior growth and the roots had many nodules filled with mycorrhizal fungi. The lychee grows well on a wide range of soils. But honeybees, mostly Apis cerana indica, A. dorsata and A. florea, constitute 78% of the lychee-pollinating insects and they work the flowers for pollen and nectar from sunrise to sundown. The seeds are long but aborted. The lychee attains maximum growth and productivity on deep alluvial loam but flourishes in extreme southern Florida on oolitic limestone providing it is put in an adequate hole and irrigated in dry seasons. Discover this tasty Super fruit grown in Hamakua Coast at the Largest Lychee Farm on Big Island of Hawaii. This pest is combatted by shaking the trees in winter, collecting the bugs and dropping them into kerosene. Browning, or pink discoloration, of the flesh is prevented by the addition of 4% tartaric acid solution, or by using 30º Brix sirup containing 0.1% to 0.15% citric acid to achieve a pH of about 4.5, processing for a maximum of 10 minutes in boiling water, and chilling immediately. There are 3 types of flowers appearing in irregular sequence or, at times, simultaneously, in the lychee inflorescence: a) male; b) hermaphrodite, fruiting as female (about 30% of the total); c) hermaphrodite fruiting as male. It was planted at the Plant Introduction Station in Miami and began bearing in 1940. Production is about 500 t from about 200 ha, and is nearly all exported It does best when grafted onto the 'Mountain' lychee. It is recorded that there were 2 trees about 6 years old in Natal, South Africa, in 1875. It will not thrive under saline conditions. 1). The natural distribution of wild lychee is from Cold tolerance of the lychee is intermediate between that of the sweet orange on one hand and mango and avocado on the other. The flesh turns dark-brown to nearly black as it shrivels and becomes very much like a raisin. The pack should not be too tight. The aphid (Aphis spiraecola) occurs on young plants in shaded nurseries, as does the armored scale, or lychee bark scale, Pseudaulacaspis major, and white peach scale, P. pentagona. The fruit is medium-red, sometimes with green tinges, broad-shouldered, with thin, soft skin and the flesh, occasionally pinkish, is crisp and sweet. Portions of the tree shaded by other trees will not bear fruit. It is a large spreading tree which is easily managed with … ‘Kwai Mi’ is … Ground-layering has been practiced to some extent. In China and India, it is grown between 15° and 30° N. "The Canton delta ... is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer and is a subtropical area of considerable range in climate. Of good quality; midseason. On 7 acres, an orchard of producing Kaimana Lychee provides an income source. (1921). In South Africa, trees 25 years old have averaged 600 lbs (272 kg) each in good years; and an average yield per acre is approximately 10,000 lbs annually (roughly equivalent to 10,000 kg per hectare). There is a special distinction between the kinds of lychee that leak juice when the skin is broken and those that retain the juice within the flesh. It is the 'Kwai Mi' but it is locally called 'Mauritius' because nearly all of the trees are descendants of those brought in from that island. 890-894. In China, there are reports of 1,500 lb crops (680 kg). Lychee jelly has been made from blanched, minced lychees and their accompanying juice, with 1% pectin, and combined phosphoric and citric acid added to enhance the flavor. This is rated as "one of the best 'water' lychees.". The fruits are large with prominent shoulders and rough skin, deep red inside. Lychee are sweet and tangy and have been a favored fruit in Asia for centuries. 21204. In 1942, the Agricultural Experiment Station set out a collection of 500 seedlings of 'Kwai Mi', 'Hak Ip' and 'Brewster' with a view to selecting the trees showing the best performance. Diseases Indian horticulturists warn that girdling in alternate years, or girdling just half of the tree, may be preferable to annual girdling and that, in any case, heavy fertilization and irrigation should precede girdling. Science. Because Hawaii’s climate doesn’t precisely match that of lychee’s southern China origins, varieties like Kaimana, selected especially for the Island State, are still the best option for growers there. The Florida red scale, Chrysomphalus aonidum, has been seen on lychee trees, also the banana-shaped scale, Coccus acutissimus, and green-shield scale, Pulvinaria psidii. Lychee Lychees are indigenous to China, where they have a been in cultivation for over 2,000 years. Chiang Mai, Lamphum and Fang in a monsoonal climate with a distinct dry Many of the flowers have defective pollen and this fact probably is the main cause of the abortive seeds and also the common problem of shedding of young fruits. Florida researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of drying untreated lychees at 120º F (48.8º C) with free-stream air flow rates above 35 CMF/f. [This is grown extensively in Uttar Pradesh and is the most satisfactory lychee in Pakistan.]. The application of growth regulators, at various rates, has shown no significant effect on root development in the Mexican experiments. Irrigation shouldbestopped2-3weeksbe The lychee tree is not very suitable for the use of ladders. To harvest the fruit, allow them to turn red. In Florida, lychee trees are occasionally subject to green scurf, or algal leaf spot (Cephaleuros virescens), leaf blight (Gleosporium sp. The citrus aphid (Toxoptera aurantii) preys on flush foliage. Carbaryl sprays considerably reduce the losses. The fruit is very large, with red, thick, tough skin and thick, medium-sweet flesh with much rag. Seed slightly spindle-shaped, or like a dog's tooth; underdeveloped. In his book, The Litchi, Dr. Lal Behari Singh wrote that Bihar is the center of lychee culture in India, producing 33 selected varieties classified into 15 groups. Few diseases have been reported from any lychee-growing locality. Tests at CSIRO, Div. In China and India, lychees are packed in baskets or crates lined with leaves or other cushioning. Spacing: For a permanent orchard, the trees are best spaced 40 ft (12 m) apart each way. 'T' ang po', or 'T' ong pok' (pond embankment) is from a small-leaved tree. Fruit set, maturation and breeding in Most of the fruits had fully developed seeds but the rate of abortive seeds increased year by year and in 1950 was 61% to 70%. Old oak roots and stumps have been found thoroughly infected with the fungus. Souey Tung, Haak Yip, Tai So and Brewster. Later, in Florida, profuse nodulation was observed on roots of lychee seedlings that had not been inoculated but merely grown in pots of sphagnum moss and given a well-balanced nutrient solution. Chinese people enjoy using the dried flesh in their tea as a sweetener in place of sugar. In northern Queensland, 'Kwai Mi' is the earliest cultivar grown, and about 10% of the fruits have "chicken tongue" seeds. Spraying with Ethephon at 10 ppm reduced splitting in 'Early Large Red' in experiments in Nepal. Food Uses In China, lychees are preferably dried in the sun on hanging wire trays and brought inside at night and during showers. Some are dried by means of brick stoves during humid weather. The latter is the second most serious pest in Florida. Pruning: Ordinarily, the tree is not pruned after the judicious shaping of the young plant, because the clipping off of a branch tip with each cluster of fruits is sufficient to promote new growth for the next crop. 'Bedana' is grown only in home gardens and the fruits have large seeds unlike the usual "chicken tongue" seeds of the fruits of this cultivar borne in India i. A small parasitic wasp helps to control this predator, as does the sanitary practice of burning the fallen lychee leaves. (1992). The root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica, also attacks the lychee in South Africa but is less prevalent. Our tree ripened Hawaii ‘Kaimana’ Lychee are large and have thin red skin and juicy translucent fruit with a small pit. Electric-oven drying of single layers arranged in tiers, at 122º to 140º F (50º-65º C), requires only 4 days. Before being named, 'Kaimana'was known asR10T2. ‘Kaimana’, open-center pruning is recommended. Menzel, Plantings have also been established in the more tropical humid and McConchie, C.A. … The fruit flies, Ceratites capitata and Pterandrus rosa make minute holes and cracks in the skin and cause internal decay. It is important to keep the fruits dry and cool, with good circulation of air. Fertilizer program for lychee Fertilizer application amounts for establishing lychee trees Tree age (years) ounces grams 1 1.1 30 2 1.4 40 3 2.1 60 4 2.8 80 Apply the amounts of fertilizer listed above in the months indicated Those which do not wilt in 3 weeks are judged suitable for setting out in the field. The first lychee introduced into Hawaii was the 'Kwai Mi', as was the second introduction several years later. A Litchi Variety Orchard of 26 cultivars from India, China, Taiwan and elsewhere was established at the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station in Nelspruit. Location, land slope, and proximity to bodies of water can make a great difference in degree of damage by freezing weather. Professor Groff was given a single fruit in a little red box! The flesh is white and firm; there is no leaking juice; the flavor is excellent, sweet and subacid; most of the fruits have abortive, "chicken-tongue" seeds and, accordingly have 20% more flesh than if the seeds were fully developed. In Florida, fresh lychees in sealed, heavy-gauge polyethylene bags keep their color for 7 days in storage or transit at 35º to 50º F (1.67º-10º C). Improvements in Colonel Grove's system later included the use of constant mist in the shadehouse. Without such efforts, it works havoc. South African horticulturists believe that tying the branch up so that it is nearly vertical induces vigorous rooting. In order to make air-layering less labor-intensive, to eliminate the watering, and also to produce portable, shippable layers, Colonel Grove, after much experimentation, developed the technique of packing the girdle with wet sphagnum moss and soil, wrapping it in moisture-proof clear plastic that permits exchange of air and gasses, and tightly securing it above and below. Similar trials in Florida showed increased yield of trees that had poor crops the previous year, but there was no significant increase in trees that had been heavy bearers. Birds, bats and bees damage ripe fruits on the trees in China and sometimes a stilt house is built beside a choice lychee tree for a watchman to keep guard and ward off these predators, or a large net may be thrown over the tree. In strategically organized rows, the orchard was carefully designed to provide maximum yields. Florida researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of drying untreated lychees at 120º F (48.8º C) with free-stream air flow rates above 35 CMF/f2. Professor Groff concluded that one could catalog 40 or 50 varieties as recognized in Kwangtung, but there were only 15 distinct, widely-known and commercial varieties grown in that province, half of them marketed in season in the City of Canton. The branches are brittle and break readily; the leaves are long, pointed, and thick. Some of these are classed as "mountain" types; the majority are "water types" (grown in low, well-irrigated land). Third in order, but not abundant, was the soldier beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus). There are also extensive plantings in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, former Indochina, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Queensland, Madagascar, Brazil and South Africa. near northern Vietnam mainly at an elevation of 600 to 800 m, and below Common Names: Lychee, Litchi, Leechee, Lichee, Lichi. Layers from these latter trees were distributed by the Durban Botanical Gardens and lychee-growing expanded steadily until in 1947 there were 5,000 bearing trees on one estate and 5,000 newly planted on another property, a total of 40,000 in all. of Food Research, New South Wales, Australia, in 1982, showed good color retention, retardation of weight loss and fungal spoilage in lychees dipped in hot benomyl 0.05% at 125.6º F (52º C) for two minutes and packed in trays with PVC "skrink" film covering. It is never done right after rain, as the wet fruit is very perishable. It is a consistent bearer, late in season. The following are the 15 cultivars recognized by Professor Groff: 'No Mai Tsze', or 'No mi ts 'z' (glutinous rice) is the leading variety in China; large, red, "dry-and-clean"; seeds often small and shriveled. Most abundant, morning and afternoon, was the secondary screw-worm fly (Callitroga macellaria), an undesirable pest. The fruit appears on local markets and small quantities are exported to the mainland but the lychee is too undependable to be classed as a crop of serious economic potential there. Exceptional trees have borne 1,000 lbs (455 kg) of fruit per year. Maintenance of bee hives in Florida lychee groves is necessary to enhance fruit set and development. The Wild lychees are a major species in several lowland to Europe. By their method, a branch of a chosen tree is girdled, allowed to callus for 1 to 2 days and then is enclosed in a ball of sticky mud mixed with chopped straw or dry leaves and wrapped with burlap. There is considerable variation in the germination rates of pollen from different cultivars. Milne, D.L. The lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) Ambrosia beetles bore into the stems of young trees and fungi enter through their holes. D.J. In the Kwang provinces there were 22 types, 30 were listed in the Annals of Kwangtung, and 70 were tallied as varieties of Ling Nam. Browning, or pink discoloration, of the flesh is prevented by the addition of 4% tartaric acid solution, or by using 30º Brix sirup containing 0.1% to 0.15% citric acid to achieve a pH of about 4.5, processing for a maximum of 10 minutes in boiling water, and chilling immediately. Furthermore, many branches were weakened or killed by girdling. The leaf-eating false-unicorn caterpillar (Schizura ipomeae), which is parasitized by a tachinid fly (Thorocera floridensis) feeds on the leaves. In 1960, over 6,000 lbs (2,720 kg) were shipped to New York, 4,000 lbs (1,814 kg) to California, nearly 6,000 lbs (2,720 kg) to Canada, and 3,900 lbs (1, 769 kg) were consumed in Florida, though this was far from a record year. Height x Width: 25' x 25' Season: Mid May to Mid June in South Florida Damage Temp: 24 - 28 F COMMENTS. Queensland Fruit and Vegetable News 53, Longans are native to China and are usually eaten fresh but are also dried, canned, or made into delicious dessert sauces and sorbets. The spelling "lychee" was officially adopted by the association upon the strong recommendation of Professor Groff. In South Africa, a moth, Argyroploce peltastica, lays eggs on the surface of the fruit and the larvae may penetrate weak areas of the skin and infest the flesh. Technical Abstract: Most lychee varieties from China do not flower under the mild Hawaii winter climate. Stress caused by winter's drought and cold is believed to induce heavier bloom. The skin of 'Kwai Mi' becomes very tough when dried; that of 'Madras' less so. Singh recorded 11 species of bees, flies, wasps and other insects as visiting lychee flowers for nectar. You can't argue with three billion Asians. Peeled and pitted, they are commonly added to fruit cups and fruit salads. The seed is small and the flesh very sweet and fragrant. Of good quality. Birds have been repelled by hanging on the branches thin metallic ribbons which move, gleam and rattle in the wind. 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