Lychee Tree

Image by Barry Fitzgerald, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Girdling has a reputation as being unhealthy for plants. This is because it disrupts the flow of nutrients and water to parts of the…

Image by catcool Lychees are attractive trees that may grow 40 feet (12 meters) tall and have glossy leaves and a nicely arched canopy. Added to these attributes are the delicious fruits. Starting new lychee…

Image by Kung_Mangkorn Do lychees need to be thinned? Some lychee growers don’t think lychee trees require regular thinning. In fact, some traditionalists simply snap off extraneous twigs and branches at the…

Image by Scot Nelson Lychee is a beautiful tree with a rounded canopy and deep green foliage. The reddish-colored fruit are both sweet and tart. Lychee trees are relatively easy to grow in plenty of sun and…

Image by naramit Lychee trees produce delicious fruit, but they are also beautiful, majestic trees in their own right. They can grow to 100 feet (30 m.) tall and have an equal spread. Even lovely lychee trees…

Image by rakratchada Where I live in the Pacific Northwest we are privy to a plethora of Asian markets and there’s nothing more fun than tooling around investigating every package, fruit and vegetable. There…

Image by catcool Lychee is a delicious tropical fruit, actually a drupe, that is hardy in USDA zones 10-11. What if your lychee won’t produce? There are a couple of reasons for no fruit on a lychee. If a…

Image by Artush Lychee trees, which bear sweet, red fruits, are gaining popularity in subtropical home gardens. While it is nice to grow different, unique plants in the landscape that not everyone else in the…

Image by tashka2000 Native to Asia, lychee fruit looks like a strawberry with bumpy reptilian looking skin. It has been a favored fruit in China for more than 2,000 years but is a rarity in the United States.…

Image by Fascinadora Lychee trees are fun to grow in tropical gardens because they provide both a nice landscape focus and a harvest of tasty fruits. If your lychee tree is losing fruit early though, you may…