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Lychee Season 2025
FruitGrower:
--- Quote from: BurkTheMangoLover on February 05, 2025, 10:12:11 AM ---Both my Sweetheart and Emperor Lychee are blooming. Is anybody else growing these varities? Are yours flowering? Share pics of your trees or of your crops from years past. Is there a variety you prefer? If so, why?
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I had both at one point but lost the sweethearts to LEM. No flowers on the Emperor sadly but I do have my first ones on Hak Ip. Can you follow up with a review of Emperor if you're able to get fruit?
BurkTheMangoLover:
--- Quote from: K-Rimes on February 06, 2025, 12:22:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: BurkTheMangoLover on February 06, 2025, 11:57:16 AM ---these threads NEVER stay on topic.
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Engagement in your thread, even if slightly off topic, is still good stuff. We're not talking mangoes all of a sudden, still lychee!
To bring it back your original question:
This is my first year with producing lychee where I live! There are two seedlings in the yard which are 20 some years old and likely of Brewster descent. I look forward to seeing them produce, and regardless of if the seed is huge and flavor so-so, I'll still be eating them by the bushel.
I planted a Sweetheart at a client of mine last year, and I hope to see it put on some serious weight this year. I hear they're fickle here in CA, but I am hopeful. He is in a cherry climate here that is both a teensy bit cooler than the ocean adjacent zone, but not so cold as the mountains, so should get a nice chill hour effect for flowering each year.
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I dont think its bad thing its just an observation. i appreciate the replies. Thats exciting to hear. Mine are still in the flowering stage. Have any of your trees started to set fruit yet?
BurkTheMangoLover:
--- Quote from: FruitGrower on February 06, 2025, 02:12:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: BurkTheMangoLover on February 05, 2025, 10:12:11 AM ---Both my Sweetheart and Emperor Lychee are blooming. Is anybody else growing these varities? Are yours flowering? Share pics of your trees or of your crops from years past. Is there a variety you prefer? If so, why?
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I had both at one point but lost the sweethearts to LEM. No flowers on the Emperor sadly but I do have my first ones on Hak Ip. Can you follow up with a review of Emperor if you're able to get fruit?
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Im concerned with all of these LEM cases. Of course i will keep you updated though. My emperor is still pretty small so im not expecting much this year but remain optimistic. Id love to add a Hak to my collection.
BurkTheMangoLover:
--- Quote from: Woodinitbean_ice on February 06, 2025, 11:59:26 AM ---
--- Quote from: BurkTheMangoLover on February 05, 2025, 03:38:15 PM ---
--- Quote from: Woodinitbean_ice on February 05, 2025, 12:27:46 PM ---I've got a 9 yr old sweetheart. No flowers this year, however, it's got LEM and it's a losing battle. I think I'm going to rip the poor thing out and put a mango in its spot. The juice ain't worth the squeeze I guess.
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Sorry to hear that. How many years has it produced for you? How big is your tree?
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It produced in 2021 and in 2024, both times the fruit was eaten off by birds and squirrels while still green. The tree is about 12-15 ft tall and has about an 8-11 in diameter trunk. The limbs expand outward about 6-8 ft.
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Thats so upsetting Id have my 22 on stand by if i experienced that sort of heart break. Thank you for the reply though. My mango trees do pretty well here and are very easy to care for. It sounds corny but they really do seem to thrive off of neglect. I wish you and your plants well moving forward. Im a little concerned hearing about all of these cases of LEM. Lychee is one of my favorite fruits so i will be crushed if im not able to keep my trees healthy.
K-Rimes:
--- Quote from: BurkTheMangoLover on February 06, 2025, 02:36:23 PM ---
--- Quote from: K-Rimes on February 06, 2025, 12:22:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: BurkTheMangoLover on February 06, 2025, 11:57:16 AM ---these threads NEVER stay on topic.
--- End quote ---
Engagement in your thread, even if slightly off topic, is still good stuff. We're not talking mangoes all of a sudden, still lychee!
To bring it back your original question:
This is my first year with producing lychee where I live! There are two seedlings in the yard which are 20 some years old and likely of Brewster descent. I look forward to seeing them produce, and regardless of if the seed is huge and flavor so-so, I'll still be eating them by the bushel.
I planted a Sweetheart at a client of mine last year, and I hope to see it put on some serious weight this year. I hear they're fickle here in CA, but I am hopeful. He is in a cherry climate here that is both a teensy bit cooler than the ocean adjacent zone, but not so cold as the mountains, so should get a nice chill hour effect for flowering each year.
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I dont think its bad thing its just an observation. i appreciate the replies. Thats exciting to hear. Mine are still in the flowering stage. Have any of your trees started to set fruit yet?
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The flowers have not opened yet here, so I am still waiting on that. It is exciting for me, never had unlimited lychee!
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