My Edible Fruit Trees: Lychee Trees NSW

Lychee - Erdon Lee (Seedling)

Planted: 2021

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Lychee - Baitaying (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - Better than Kwai Mai Pink variety. This one is from Daleys and growing faster than I had expected.

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: - I had it from Bunnings. Started flowering in first season which I had removed to focus on root development. Struggles due to winds.

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Lychee - Chompogo

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting)

Planted: 2021

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - This variety produces large fruit with very good taste and many have small seed. We prune the top after fruiting to keep the size manageable. 

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 1999

Height 3 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 15 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 8 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Macadamia nut borer is a problem which spoils some of the crop. A thorough spraying with insecticide all over the tree when the fruit is still quite small, including inside the tree to eliminate the moths which harbour there, is very effective. We have

Lychee - Red Ball (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2018

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Spring

Comments

Lychee - Wai Chee (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: -

Planted in October 2018.

Very slow growing.  Has a burst of new growth every 6-8 weeks, which then firms up before the next burst.  Some leaves have been chopped or dropped off.

Very pretty little tree.

Fertilised with Scotts Organic Fruit and Citrus in Jan and April.

Seasol every month or so.

I added some lychee skins as mulch and have noticed a seedling (from a store bought lychee) has sprung up in the pot also.

Planted: 2018

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Fertilised with Scotts Organic Fruit and Citrus

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control: Nil

Organic Status:Certified

Lychee - Wai Chee (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Very good taste. In Sydney, fruits later in February, so good companion to Bosworth 3. Very slow growing, but has a nice compact shape and more tasty fruit with small seed.

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2000

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 8 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2008 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: See comments for my other lychee (Bosworth 3).

Lychee - Wai Chee (Grafted)

Comments: - Nice little lychee , growing in 65l pot , fruiting 2018/19 for first time few fruit but growing slowly , have over fertilised , but recovering well .  Light feeder , but likes water.

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2014

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Very little when fruiting , easy to kill with fertiliser .

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Wai Chee (Cutting) ^10/10

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

This was labelled a Kwai Mai Pink but some say its the same as a Bosworth 3. It will be planted in the ground in time for spring 2015. Seems happy enough so far, no new growth yet.

This how now been duo planted in the ground with my Salathiel. B3 is on the left in the photo.

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Salathiel (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

This one has grown faster for me than my other 2 varieites in Sydney. It will be planted in the ground just in time for spring 2015.

This has now been duo planted in the ground with my Kwai Mai Pink. Salathiel is on the right in the photo.

Planted: 2015

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Lychee - Wai Chee (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

This is a very small tree and is already flowering, not sure what to do if it fruits as its only 0.5m tall.

Dropped all its flowers, not in the best position as its shaded in summer, may need to relocate this. Survived the Sydney winter no problem and put on a fresh flush of leaves at the end of summer, however, the tree does grow extremely slow.

Neighbour has finally pruned his Jacaranda so this tree will get full sun this summer and hopefully put on some decent growth.

Planted: 2014

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken poo

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

will bag the fruit

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee

Comments: -

Died in pot due to accident

Qty: 2

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Grew these from seed 8 years ago and had to dig them out 2 years ago. waiting to reposition. healthy in a pot.

Lychee - Kiamana ^5/10

Height 0.3 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Wai Chee (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 0.3 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2014

Height 0.3 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - No Mai Chi (Cutting)

Comments: - This is coming along nicely now, it is flushing new growth and looks like it is finally growing, very slow to get going.  But now after a couple of years it is wallaby sized.  (And no the wallabies have never eaten this tree.)

Planted: 2007

Height 75 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Grafted) ^1/10

Comments: -

This is also one of my favourites.  Refreshing taste when eaten cold.

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2013

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting)

Comments: -

just bought it late Feb this year. I changed it to a large pot and gave it a light liquid fertiliser, it is now cover in a new flush .

August 2012: it sends out new growth every season, set one fruit last year. I fertilise it twice a season: when new growth begin and when they harden. the tree has now double in size since I bought it. much more flower buds are forming this winter. 

Planted: 2011

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Lychee - Salathiel (Cutting)

Comments: -

Slow, Feb 2012, my first lychee - the trick to beating the birds - eat them green.

Planted: 2006

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Fruit bats are a greater problem than birds. You can't stop them with bird netting over the tree.

Hi Kath, did you weigh down the branches to obtain this open shape? Thanks!

Lychee - Wai Chee ^6/10

Comments: - Beautiful tree, beautiful fruit

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic 5 in 1

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Salathiel (Seedling)

Comments: -

Waiting to see if it's survived winter

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lychee - No Mai Chi

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Lychee - Salathiel

Pollination: No

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Steady grower - really starting to take-off now 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Just Compost as they seem sensitive to anything else

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Wai Chee (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: - Very slow growing (it is a bit too close to a citrus that needs to be removed) but hopefully worth the wait.

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Just Compost as they seem sensitive to anything else

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - dont fertilize when young very senstitive to wind

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Bosworth 3

Height 0.4 metres