lychee in melbourne? (forum)

culebra starts with ...
hi everyone,
today i saw a lychee tree for sale for the first time and it looked reasonably healthy and i was tempted to buy it but am unsure of whether this tree can be successfully grown &/or bear fruit outside in Melbourne? thanks.


Time: 14th June 2009 3:43pm

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Tran says...
Hi Culebra,

They do bear fruit but too late for the fruits to ripe before winter so they drop.

Time: 15th June 2009 11:17am

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culebra says...
Thankyou for the information Tran.

It is a shame that the fruit does not ripen here.

Time: 15th June 2009 1:23pm

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culebra says...
im going to try anyway if i see a tree available in future. i will put it in a huge pot in a greenhouse.

Time: 11th August 2009 7:02pm

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amanda says...
Lychee in Melb - I don't see why not? I hear there's not much frost around in Melb' anymore? There are a cupla' varieties that seem to do ok in Perth - Bosworth 3 (Kwai Mai Pink now?) that are more cool tolerant.

Time: 11th August 2009 8:44pm

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culebra says...
Melbourne inner city and inner city suburbs rarely if ever get frosts of any description. supposedly due to the heat island effect.

i'm a little further out, but frosts are no where near as severe as 7 or so years ago. this whole winter my place only received one light frost. friends in other areas report similar conditions.
plenty of dew though but that's okay.
i see increasing amounts of frangipanis and banana tree around.
thanks for the tips on the cold-tolerant varieties of lychee.

Time: 12th August 2009 12:21pm

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culebra says...
here we go:
https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/forum/i/1956/longan1.jpeg
https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/forum/i/1954/longan1.jpeg


Time: 12th August 2009 7:53pm

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