my country is the origin of lychees, and Guangxi is one of the origins. Records from ancient books can prove that Guangxi is one of the birthplaces of lychees.

The earliest documents recording litchi in China are "Shanglin Fu" by Sima Xiangru of the Han Dynasty and "Sanfu Huangtu" of the Six Dynasties more than 2,100 years ago.

The book states that the "Fuli Palace" in "Shanglin Garden" has a famous and exotic tree contributed by "Cangwu" - lychee.

It can be seen that lychee cultivation in Guangxi was first recorded in history.

Ancient documents from past dynasties mention that Lingnan produces more lychees.

For example, Yang Fu's "Foreign Objects" written in the late first century, Guo Yigong's "Guangzhi" and Zhang Bo's "Wu Lu" in the late third century, and Ji Han's "Southern Grass and Trees" in the early fourth century all regard lychees as

In the early ninth century, Zi Juyi's poem "Inscribed on Lychee in the County" contains the sentence "The strange fruit marks the southern soil". In the middle and late ninth century, the "Beihu Lu" of Duanlu Road called lychee "the beautiful fruit of the south".

""; Su Song's "Illustrated Materia Medica" in the mid-11th century affirmed that lychees "originally came out of Lingnan"; Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the late 16th century also called lychees "the fruit of Yan Fang".

These records can be used as evidence that lychees are native to southern my country.

Guangxi has wild lychee distribution and various types of lychee varieties.

In the Liuwanda Mountain at the junction of Bobai County and Pubei County, patches of wild lychee forests were found.

In 1988, a field survey was conducted in Bozi County. From the west to the south of the county, there are wild lychees (locally called mountain lychees) in towns such as Shuiming, Nalin, Jiangning, Song, Nabu, Xintang, etc. along the Liuwanda Mountains.

distributed.

Judging from the characteristics of the plant morphology, the shape of the peel and cracks of the fruit, and the fact that the meat is not wrapped around the core and the core is difficult to separate, these mountain lychees are wild and not cultivated species.

Many lychee varieties in Guangxi have their unique status among the dazzling array of lychee varieties in my country.

The four-season lychee in Lijia Yanglian Village, Changle Town, Hepu County blooms and bears fruit in all seasons.

Jizuili, Siliangguo, Daguo, Goubei, etc. from Xiangshan Village, Gongguan Town, Hepu County, are large and of high quality.

Lingshan Xiangli and Lvluopao from Lingshan County are high-yielding and of high quality.

Jinzhong from Beiliu County, Jiangkou Li from Teng County, and Zhangluo Li from Pingnan County are the latest to ripen and have large fruits.

Longli from Beiliu, Yulin, Lingchuan, Yangshuo, Guilin and other counties (cities) have the shape and characteristics of both longan and lychee, and may be the offspring of natural hybridization of longan and lychee.

The existence of these varieties proves that Guangxi not only has exotic varieties, but also original local lychee varieties.

There are old lychee trees in Guangxi that are hundreds to more than a thousand years old, and they are still bearing abundant fruits. This is also the best indication of the long history of cultivation.

The Lingshan Xiangli in Dengjia Village, Xinwei Town, Lingshan County is over a thousand years old. The Huaizhi of Gufeng in Cangwu County is over 600 years old. The Heli in Madong, Guiping, is derived from the sugar barley of Shili and is over 400 years old.

More than 100 years old, these old trees were born at the same time as the villages where they are located.

Guangxi’s geography and climate are suitable for lychee production and dissemination.

Lychee is one of the subtropical tree species. It requires suitable soil, sufficient sunshine, high temperature and humidity during the growth stage, and appropriate low temperature and dryness for flowering in winter.

The Guangxi lychee production area has 9-10 months suitable for lychee growth. There are short-term low temperatures above 0℃ and below 5℃ every winter and spring. This can not only meet the low temperature requirements for lychee flower bud differentiation, but also cause frostbite to lychee trees.

Can survive the winter safely.

The annual rainfall in these areas is 1200-2000 mm, which not only fully meets the wet requirements of lychees, but also throughout the year, drizzle in spring promotes spring buds, rain in summer provides large fruits, rain in autumn strengthens autumn shoots, and lack of rain in winter facilitates growth.

In order to grow flowers, Guangxi is located at a low latitude and has strong sunshine, which provides sufficient light energy for lychees, which is beneficial to the production of carbohydrates.

The soil in the main producing area is slightly acidic red loam, which is beneficial to the growth of lychee mycorrhizae.