The Tropical Fruit Forum

Emperor is your best bet for a compact tree with excellent fruit. It grows well in Osprey...i have several trees. And it seems to be more resistant to lychee mite than Sweetheart or Kaimana. Mauritius is a big tree.

Fruitscapes would be my first choice...i'd call and see if they're selling them first. Crowley's Nursery would be my second choice (call ahead and have them order it).

Has anyone tried the Asunta 5 Paco?

Tommy,

Thanks.  Did you grow your palora from seed or cutting?

Brad

Mine arrived today too.  Thanks!  They were large thick mature pads that filled the box. 

Hi Aaron,

Do you have any of the white Champaca trees for sale? 

Has anyone had luck growing the Palora variety in Florida?  I see a lot of ebay sellers from California selling Palora cuttings, and it makes me wonder if this variety is more challenging to grow in Florida.

Brad

My mature lychee trees were treated for the lychee mite by the state of Florida last year.  Out of 7 trees, the 3 emperor lychees did just fine, the 2 sweethearts regrew 2/3 of their foliage, one Kaimana regrew only a few leaves and then died, and the other kaimana only has 1/3 of its foliage now.  The emperors were the only ones to bear fruit this year.  Every other previous year, I have had fruit set on all of those trees.

 

Abiu seeds you sent have had a high germination rate: 24/27 germinated.  They also arrived fresh.

Thanks!

Brad

Glad to hear Brian!

I will be making my first shipments tomorrow morning.  Half of the seeds are spoken for at this point.

I have replied to PMs from those who PM'd me.

Thanks,
Brad

Is this the seedless lychee that is available in China and Australia?  Or is this a variety that Quang discovered on his own through growing seeds?

I have had decent luck using bird scare (reflective) tape. 

I spaced all of my trees in my yard at approximately 15 feet apart.  I have jackfruit, lychee, avocado, Longan, etc.

That was 8 years ago.

I wish I had spaced them 20 feet apart.