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Thus far I have had good growth on my two Lychee trees in 2022, Mauritius and Bruster. I planted my trees in the ground in 2020 so I do not expect any fruit until 2025. They are attractive specimens so I am glad they are in the ground with full sun. JohnnyBrewster Lychee Tree (9-9-22) Mauritius Lychee Tree
Seanny, thanks for posting the photo and mentioning your method to do the air layer. I was thinking of doing something similar since my dad who was a bonsai instructor always used pots on the air layer branch for his bonsai. Good to hear it works, my previous years air layers (10) all had roots but after I moved them into small pots, 70% died in one year. This year I will do the normal air layer, then once i see roots, I will try your pot method with soil, it sounds like a good idea. I have some large air layers going now (2-3" diameter, 6-8ft tall), so I will make sure to try your method. I plan to air layer maybe 20 branches so I can get as much of the branches off before I cut the tree down. Here's my large Brester lychee tree photo from 2021.Thanks.
Eggo, your lychee tree looks very healthy. How was the fruits, is the seeds small or large?Your right about the longan, my tree had the most fruits in a while as well. But not as much as your tree.