THE LYCHEE IN FLORIDA 15 
LYCHEE SUMMARY 
THE LYCHEE 
Issa sub-tropical fruit of great antiquity in China, where 
it is considered one of the world’s finest fresh fruits. 
Almost everyone likes it at first taste. 
Fruits well in only a very few sections of the world. 
Grows and fruits very well in parts of South Florida. 
Tree fruits fairly young—4 to 6 years. 
The Brewster variety deep freezes very well. 
On suitable ground and with good care increases produc- 
tion an average of about 20 pounds per year for first 
20 years or so—there is no reliable Florida experi- 
ence beyond that. 
In China said to produce heaviest from 50 to 100 years 
of age. 
In China trees 1,000 years old are said to be still fruit- 
ing, which indicates freedom from exterminating 
blights. 
About 50 trees to the acre for orchard planting. 
Staminate and pistillate flowers on same tree. 
Makes a beautiful dooryard tree. 
Air-layered trees grow faster than citrus after about the 
fourth year. 
On suitable ground and with good care the tree increases 
spread an average of about two feet each year, up 
to at least twenty years. 
Is considered about as hardy when mature as the sweet 
orange. 
Production in Florida will necessarily be limited due to 
lack of suitable land, much of which is planted to 
citrus. 
Market price has increased steadily as supply reaches 
more consumers. 
