The Tropical Fruit Forum

Lychees are grafted onto Kohala longan rootstock.

i might have a ping pong or a white tropical longan.

Hi
Any pictures of the fruits for these two longan varieties? Is the Ping Pong really the size of a ping pong ball?

Anyone else notice their lychee blooms have reddish color? I have an unlabeled lychee graft showing red ovaries. Never noticed this in lychees before. Maybe might turn out something special.

Hello lychee growers,

I would like to share the progress of an Emperor lychee airlayer. I started the airlayer on 5/3/23 and planted in ground on September 20, 2023. Tree is almost 1 year old today 4/25/24. It's already starting to produce. Will post updates as fruits develops.

Emperor lychee 5g size rootball

Planted September 20, 2023

Planted September 20, 2023



April 25, 2024

Lots of babies

Seems like these are flowering in the middle of winter for me in San Diego area, fruit isn't setting. Has anyone fruited these in S. CA.?

I have some fruits on my graft at the moment.

Seng, your probably right about roots not getting enough air. The soil is very mucky. I should clear the mulch out to let it dry out more.

Mines look terrible.  Not sure if it's the cold, Californica rootstock, or too much water.

A lot of the fruit have that flat lopsided spot on bottom as well.  And the thin skin, light flesh with the few fiber spots on the top.  And the little funny thing that sticks out of the bottom of the seed.  And the distinct seed shape.

If i had one to taste I could easily tell for sure.  They have an off aftertaste that only bacon has. 

Kaz, for sure leave fruit on all those trees until april or May or whenever and then check if the bottoms are cracking.  I think the derek, nancy and hamanda are all bacons.

The last fruit I ate had quite a few fiber spot. Not very pleasant.

Selling 1 gallon airlayer longan tree for $60. Variety on tag says 3rd Gen Everbearing longan. Pickup only in San Gabriel

Have an unknown variety from friend's place. Thin skin, creamy,  slightly bitter aftertaste.

Any idea why my mauritius lychee flushing are not looking good?

My smaller younger tree looks the same way. Probably cold nights condition. Older trees are flushing out nicely though

ScottR
I had 2 wampee grafted onto citrus tree in February 2022. One died on its own and the other one broke off after I removed the electrical tape. Luckily I was able to take budwood from it and graft it onto a seedling.

I have another graft maybe about 4 years old that's grafted  onto citrus. I've fruited from that graft once. The union does not look healthy.  I'm currently airlayering it because I have a feeling it might die. I'll post a picture of it later.  Just like lychee on longan, it's only temporary.