Longan likes warm and humid climate, has a certain degree of cold tolerance, but can not grow in low temperature environment for a long time.
Environmental temperature needs to be controlled at about 25 ℃, the appropriate temperature is conducive to plant growth and development.
Watering is required during the growing period to keep the soil moist.
Longan is very adaptable to the soil.
In the main production area of Putian, Fujian, China, mainly red sandy loam and clay soil, can grow, as long as the topsoil layer is deep and well-drained, almost all kinds of soil can be adapted.
Longan root regeneration capacity is weak, with soil balls or playing mud planting, more to ensure the survival rate of planting, with a fine topsoil cover buried roots compaction, planting should be fully watered after rooting, with grass to cover the surface of the hole, to keep the soil moist, such as drought, every 3-5 days to be re-flooded 1 time, until the new shoots grow out until the new shoots.
Longan planting in the spring in February-March or fall in September-October can be; winter has a short period of frost places, to spring planting is better.