Lychee 'Sweetheart' (Litchi chinensis)
Regular price $89.95The 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; Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Mature Lychee trees are cold tolerant to at least 26 degrees.
Propagation
Our Lychee trees are air-layered and ready to produce within 1 or 2 years.
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