Bosworth Lychee CANNOT handle full sun (forum)

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So the Bosworth Lychee I bought from Daleys a few months back cannot handle harsh light--at all. It is in a spot where it only has to survive blazing light for about 4 hours of the day in spring, and it is withered after yesterday's heat and will probably drop all its leaves. It is sheltered from wind,is very, very heavily mulched and gets all the TLC it could possibly want. The longans I have are in a much sunnier spot and are not adversely affected by the heat, so long as they get a watering.

I recommend filtered light for anyone growing this tree in Brisbane, or failing that a very soft sun position.


Time: 8th October 2013 11:17am

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Brain says...
hey starling, I think your tree is just under stress and is taking its time to aclimatise. Yesterday's heat is just adding to its struggle. They are very slow and may take up to 2 years to establish in your new spot.

I grew a b3 at my mum's garden and it took like 4 years before it added good growth.

And my other lychee trees has all shed most of its leaves from previous growth and struggling at the moment. So lots of patience is required, lol. What is needed is a few good weeks of rain and it should bounce back.

Time: 8th October 2013 11:53am

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starling says...
That makes me feel a bit better TBH. I genuinely thought that yesterday it was going to kick the bucket. Are you growing wampi brain? I ordered one from Daleys which hasn't arrived yet, wondering how it will cope with what I reckon will pan out to be a blistering summer this year.

Time: 8th October 2013 12:04pm

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ivepeters says...
Wampi should do well, got mine from Daley's before winter.
Grown a foot and is flowering like crazy, no problems with yesterday's heat.


Time: 8th October 2013 1:40pm

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BJ says...
I lost a Fei Zee Sui a few weeks ago in a 34oC day. They need temporary shelters for the first few months over the dry season, then they will be fine from the start of the wet season as there is much more moisture in the air - dry heat gets young plants without their roots established. Luckily I picked up a spare FZS and now have that in the spot where the other one died with an appropriate shade shelter and it looks to be coping well with our 33-35oC spring spells. In terms of cultivars, B3 is just about a bulletproof variety. Any young lychee will die in the dry heat we've been having unless you have a really sun-hardened one or have a shade shelter. Longans are quite a bit tougher in most respects than any lychee. Newly planted Wampis are generally not much more tolerant of 35oC days than newly planted lychees - they shrivel up quickly with their soft new growth going quickly, but they certainly survive better, sprouting back fairly quickly.

Time: 8th October 2013 2:27pm

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Brain says...
I have one wampi from daley as well, they are quite tough but does need their water, as long as the water is kept up, they seem to do ok in the heat. Agree with BJ that they are tougher and bounce back quicker than lychee for sure. But for toughness to the heat, the Longan seems to do better than the Wampi. As far as mine goes, it is able to tolerate the drier conditions better. Though longan is slower growing than wampi. In short, the lychee is just tempermental.

Time: 8th October 2013 2:50pm

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starling says...
BJ what are you using to shelter your FZS from the sun?

Time: 8th October 2013 5:06pm

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BJ says...
Four wooden pickets with shade cloth draped over, held in place with shade cloth nails/fasteners.

Time: 8th October 2013 5:12pm

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