About litchi
Litchi is an evergreen tree belonging to Litchi of Sapindaceae, and its height is about 10 meter. The peel is scaly, bright red and purplish red. Bright red at maturity; The seeds are all wrapped in fleshy arils. Spring blossoms and summer bears fruit. When the pulp is fresh, it is translucent and fatty, delicious, but not storable.
The growing environment of litchi
Litchi trees like high temperature and humidity and sunshine. Its heredity requires that the temperature of flower bud differentiation is relatively low, but the lowest temperature is -2 ~-4℃, so they will suffer from freezing injury. It is sunny and warm in flowering period, and no dry heat is the most favorable. Too low humidity, continuous rain, dry and hot weather or strong north wind are not conducive to flowering and pollination. Unfavorable disaster weather in the flower and fruit period will lead to falling flowers and fruits, and even loss of harvest.
Distribution range of litchi
Litchi in China is mainly distributed in the range of north latitude 18-29 degrees, with the most cultivated in Guangdong, followed by Fujian and Guangxi, and a few cultivated in Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Zhejiang, Guizhou and Taiwan Province provinces. Southeast Asia is also cultivated, and Africa, America and Oceania have introduced records.