Brewster Lychee

Brewster Lychee Care

Brewster Lychee

What is the plant

Trees may grow to 40 ft (12 m) in height and have a beautiful, dense, rounded, symmetrical canopy extending nearly to the ground. Trees are very attractive with dark green foliage and reddish-colored fruit. Typically major limbs of nontrained trees begin within 3 ft (0.9 m) of the ground. Leaves are compound with 2 to 8 leaflets. Leaves have a reddish color when young, becoming shiny and bright green when mature. Flowers are small, greenish, and are borne on a large thyrse (a many-flowered inflorescence) that emerges at the ends of branches anytime from late December to April (more commonly February and March) in Florida There are three flower types: two male types (called M1 and M2) and one female (called F). In general, the M1 flowers open first, female flowers (F) open second, and M2 flowers open third. The fruit is a drupe and fruit are borne in loose clusters numbering from 3 to 50 fruits and are round to oval and 1.0 to 1.5 inches (25 to 38 mm) in diameter

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

9b - 11

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
These plants prefer ample and regular water throughout the year. Lychee does not have a natural winter resting period, so it will not benefit from a suspension of watering as do some other fruit trees.
Pruning
Do not remove lower tree branches because they will help shade beneath the tree canopy and reduce weed growth and these branches may flower and fruit. Pruning should be carried out immediately after harvest to allow regrowth and maturation of new shoots and leaves before the onset of cool/cold winter temperatures.
Fertilizer
Feed with a weak liquid fertilizer throughout the growing season. Cut fertilizer back to once a month or so in the winter

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Sunlight
Lychee Brewster Trees prefer bright light and direct sun. If possible 12 hours of bright sun light is best for growth and fruit production though we have gotten remarkable results growing these trees in 30% shade year round.
Soil
Good drainage, rich soil, and irrigation are essential for the early success of this tree. Well-draining soil is essential for Lychee tree growth and they do very well planted on mounds to promote drainage. Requires regular watering until well-established.
Temperature
Great source of Vitamin C. Very hardy plant that can with stand temperatures down to 25-30 F.

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Container
Comes in 3 gallon container
Additional
The brown seed inside the fruit is poisonous and should be discarded (or planted). The fruit is ellipse shaped with flat shoulders and a round or slightly pointed tip. The Brewster variety is resistant to anthracnose so the fruit doesn't have as many black spots on it that many other lychee varieties tend to have.
Popularity
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