My Edible Fruit Trees: Lychee

Lychee - Kwai May Pink (B3) (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

This lychee is doing awesome in the ground.

Turns out they like slightly acidic soil, so it's been planted next to our blueberry hedge to take advantage of the work already done to acidify that area. It suffered shock and stress when we first planted it, lost all its leaves and appeared dormant over Christmas, however it's green, leafy, happy and thriving now.

Still too little t produce, but it attempted to fruit last year (kept our local bees happy!) but dropped all its fruit. Maybe this year or next year we will get a harvest but, even if not, patience is key. 

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Grafted)

Planted: 2021

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 - Wai Chee (Cutting)

Comments: -

Plant (marcot) arrived in May 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Spring 2021 - Has put on most of new growth at the bottom of the plant (?pretty sure this is not from rootstock or anything as plant is a marcot). Very slow growing. 

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lychee - Chompogo

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting)

Planted: 2021

Lychee - Salathiel

Comments: -

 Photo taken before top dressed (Apr 10) since then the tree has responded quite well & shows that they can grow fast

Planted: 2000

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2006 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Native Lychee

Planted: 2019

Native Lychee (Seedling) ^4/10

Comments: -

Nice tree, takes a bit to get them started though, they seem to like heavy mulching, and fairly consistent applications of liquid fertilizer, however there is no fruit just yet, but it did have flowers last year 2015.

Not a native Lychee, just don't know how to go back to start of this particular record.

Its a Lychee KIAMANA...

Fruiting Months August, September, October

Planted: 2012

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Very light Seasol, Dynamic Lifter, Miracle Grow, Magnesium Sulphate

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control: Copper Oxychloride

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

What fertilizer should i use??

Should i use Potash on Lychee before flowering??

Lychee - Wai Chee (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Fruit tastes great and tree looks attractive

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 1984

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 15 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1986 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Yearly

Pest Control:

nil

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Wai Chee

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 Tai So ^7/10

Comments: - Marcotted. Only very small as yet. Doesn't like the lime in our bore water so has to managed the same as the Kwai Mai Pink we have. Tai So is reputed to be a more heat tolerant variety than Kwai Mai Pink - for Perth. It will be interesting to see how it performs in my slightly colder and wetter winters here. I am hoping that cross-pollination will improve fruit set for both lychees.

Planted: 2018

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Acid lovers balanced, alternating with slow release organic chook manure pellets. Little and often

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 - Seedling ^9/10

Comments: - Very juicy fruit, love the taste.

Planted: 2019

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 25% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

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 - Erdon Lee (Cutting) ^9/10

Planted: 2018

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lychee ^5/10

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting) ^7/10

Planted: 2017

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Lychee - No Mai Chi (Grafted) ^7/10

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Lychee - Wai Chee (Grafted)