Author Topic: Sweetheart Lychee 2019 FL (Read 4316 times)

Tiberivs · « **on:** April 19, 2019, 06:36:45 PM »

Looks like I will finally be able to try some sweetheart lychee off my tree. Was planted in 2014 and I never really fertilized it until last year. Once I did it instantly became fuller and greener and seems like it it’s going to reward me with a nice crop. I’m excited! It has atleast like 8 or more pinnacles like the picture below.

Cookie Monster · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2019, 06:50:37 PM »

Lucky. Sweetheart are ridiculously delicious.

cmichael258 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2019, 07:40:51 PM »

You're lucky. Mine bloomed like crazy and now has only 2 fruits developing.

Tiberivs · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2019, 09:48:46 PM »

Quote from: cmichael258 on April 19, 2019, 07:40:51 PM

You're lucky. Mine bloomed like crazy and now has only 2 fruits developing.

Oh sorry to hear. I think the bees were hard at work on my tree.

spaugh · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2019, 11:23:34 PM »

Nice lychees

OCchris1 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2019, 02:06:24 AM »

Awesome. I've had good luck once my fruits reached your size, but overall it's hit and miss with my trees.

JoeP450 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2019, 10:27:55 PM »

A video I took of my sweetheart lychee....purchased sometime ago from lychee tree nursery in Stuart and let me tell you it fruits every year, large pink golfball sized fruits with chicken tongue seeds. I’ve read before that a lychee won’t fruit if not exposed to sun, whether or not it’s true I planted in an area of my yard that’s always sunny. Here’s a vid: https://youtu.be/L8gkifImZ3w

-Joep450

hawkfish007 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2019, 12:27:15 AM »

Quote from: JoeP450 on April 20, 2019, 10:27:55 PM

A video I took of my sweetheart lychee....purchased sometime ago from lychee tree nursery in Stuart and let me tell you it fruits every year, large pink golfball sized fruits with chicken tongue seeds. I’ve read before that a lychee won’t fruit if not exposed to sun, whether or not it’s true I planted in an area of my yard that’s always sunny. Here’s a vid: https://youtu.be/L8gkifImZ3w

-Joep450

Very nice sweetheart. What is your zone and how old is the tree?

JoeP450 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2019, 08:39:11 AM »

I’m in zone 10a and est tree was planted 4to 5 years ago when I picked it out it was an extra large 3 gallon tree.

-joep450

Tiberivs · « **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2019, 12:58:56 PM »

Very nice tree. I’m sure your right about sun because my tree didnt flower on one side.

John Smith · « **Reply #10 on:** April 21, 2019, 07:35:31 PM »

Tiberivs: what fertilizer did you use to get such a healthy producing tree ?

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Cookie Monster · « **Reply #11 on:** April 21, 2019, 08:32:43 PM »

Seems like the lychee growing climate keeps creeping north every few years. You must be in the right spot. You've got quite a nice harvest there.

My tree is around 10 years old. Unfortunately, it only sets a couple of dozen fruits per year. But those few fruits are cherished. One of the best fruits I've ever eaten. The maritius is bland compared to sweet heart.

Quote from: JoeP450 on April 20, 2019, 10:27:55 PM

A video I took of my sweetheart lychee....purchased sometime ago from lychee tree nursery in Stuart and let me tell you it fruits every year, large pink golfball sized fruits with chicken tongue seeds. I’ve read before that a lychee won’t fruit if not exposed to sun, whether or not it’s true I planted in an area of my yard that’s always sunny. Here’s a vid: https://youtu.be/L8gkifImZ3w

-Joep450

Orkine · « **Reply #12 on:** April 22, 2019, 12:04:16 AM »

Now I want a Sweetheart Lychee tree.

I grafted a Hak Ip onto my Brewster or was it Mauritius, I understand Haak Ip is similar to Sweetheart but not the exact same tree as I had initially thought.

With everyone raving on Sweetheart, I may have to get one.

A comparison of Hak Ip and Sweetheart on this forum a while ago http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=17117.msg216973#msg216973

johnb51 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 22, 2019, 12:11:53 AM »

Uh-huh. I've been thinking that somewhere between Lake Wales and Lake Placid (Lake Wales Ridge) is the place to be to grow all of our faves--lychees, mangos, avocados, low-chill peaches, persimmons, sapodillas, atemoyas!

Oncorhynchus · « **Reply #14 on:** April 22, 2019, 12:57:53 AM »

Quote from: Orkine on April 22, 2019, 12:04:16 AM

Now I want a Sweetheart Lychee tree.

I grafted a Hak Ip onto my Brewster or was it Mauritius, I understand Haak Ip is similar to Sweetheart but not the exact same tree as I had initially thought.

With everyone raving on Sweetheart, I may have to get one.

A comparison of Hak Ip and Sweetheart on this forum a while ago http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=17117.msg216973#msg216973

There is a Hak Ip that is different from Sweetheart, but most likely yours isn’t. From what I understand, there was a labeling mix up of a tree used for propagation many years ago that resulted in a bunch of trees being sent out with the wrong name. I asked someone at Fruitscapes if their HakIp and Sweetheart came from the same trees and they said yes.

Tiberivs · « **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2019, 08:11:55 AM »

Almost there!

jsailor1 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 13, 2019, 04:21:53 PM »

Looks great!! This will be our first harvest of sweet heart. Looking forward to trying them. Planted 2014 from a 3 gallon container.

edzone9 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 13, 2019, 07:10:50 PM »

Mine has start to turn pink , when are they ready for harvest ?

Tony714 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 13, 2019, 08:29:49 PM »

Wow. Thats a different, my last year graft only flower right now.

simon_grow · « **Reply #19 on:** May 13, 2019, 11:04:50 PM »

Great looking fruit everyone. Lychees are one of my favorite fruits. For those of you that have difficulty getting fruit to set on Sweethearts, have you tried following Lycheesonline.com pruning advice?

One of my friends has a Sweetheart Lychee that produced well for many years and he used to give his trees kelp.

Simon

Tiberivs · « **Reply #20 on:** May 14, 2019, 08:09:17 AM »

Quote from: jsailor1 on May 13, 2019, 04:21:53 PM

Looks great!! This will be our first harvest of sweet heart. Looking forward to trying them. Planted 2014 from a 3 gallon container.

That’s awesome yea my tree was planted in 2014 as well. I paid for a 20 gallon and got like a 3 gallon tree in a 20 gallon pot. But it’s been the tree that has grown the most in my yard.

2014

This year

jsailor1 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 14, 2019, 08:18:45 AM »

Coming along great! That's a tree!!

LEOOEL · « **Reply #22 on:** June 02, 2019, 11:35:13 PM »

Is a Sweetheart Lychee the same as a Hak-Ip lychee? If they are indeed different varieties, would this be the best way to differentiate one from the other(?): If there is an aftertaste, it’s a Hak-Ip. If there is no aftertaste it’s a Sweetheart.

Report:

This year, the Hak-Ip lychee tree’s overall fruit quality and production was just great, even though the location is somewhat iffy (it’s near: the exterior wall of house and several other large fruit trees (Keitt Mango & Black Sapote)). The fact that the Hak-Ip lychee is also near some beehives may have been a positive contributing factor to quality fruit production.

The Hak-Ip fruit size was medium to larger sized with no noticeable miniature sized fruit. Over 80% of the fruit had chicken tongue (small sized) seeds. And, the taste was delicious (aftertaste and all).

Please excuse that there are no pictures. I participated, along with a herd of Lychee Zombies

, in devouring all of them when the fruit reached peak ripeness.

I’m really hoping that one of the characteristics of this Hak-Ip variety is that the fruit production and quality keeps getting better with time.

JoeP450 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 03, 2019, 12:27:50 AM »

Solid bunch here, harvested ~25 1 gallon ziplock bags full. Fridge is stocked, I’m stokin.

-Joep450

JoeP450 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 03, 2019, 12:33:02 AM »

Just to add I don’t totally get the being slightly north in Martin county equals better fruit set, as was down at Lara farms few weeks ago and his trees were loaded multiple diff cultivars as well. Gotta tip prune your tree after each season even if no fruit, I suspect that helps the next crop.

-Joep450

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