Lychee 'Sweetheart' (Litchi chinensis)
The Sweetheart Lychee is one of the finest Lychee varieties in the world. It' a very consistent and heavy producer of delicious heart-shaped fruit with smaller seeds and juicer flesh than your average Lychee. Production quality and season is similar to the Mauritius Lychee.
Plant Type:
Subtropical Evergreen Fruit Tree
Harvest Season:
Late Spring, Summer
Mature Size:
Up to 20-40 ft tall with an equally wide canopy. Very easy and fun to prune and maintain at smaller sizes and are well-suited for container growing.
Soil & Moisture:
Good drainage, rich soil, and irrigation are essential for the early success of this tree. Well-draining soil is essential for Lychee tree growth and they do very well planted on mounds to promote drainage. Requires regular watering until well-established. Increase watering during flowering and fruiting season. Does not like standing water or too much salinity.
Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade
Self-Fertile:
Yes
Growth Rate:
Fast
Zone Hardiness:
Outdoors 9-11 (frost protection until established); Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Mature Lychee trees are cold tolerant to at least 26 degrees.
Propagation:
Our Lychee trees are air-layered and capable to produce within 1 or 2 years.
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