Lychee varieties and different places of origin, the time of ripening will be a little different. Early lychee ripe in March, round branch lychee ripe in May, black leaf lychee ripe in June, hanging green lychee ripe in July. Generally concentrated in June and July ripe litchi varieties most.
Two, China's most delicious six litchi varieties
1, Hejiang litchi
Litchi since ancient times is regarded as the fruit of the treasures, produced in Lingnan and Shu. Especially in Shu South Luzhou Hejiang litchi best. Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu's poem "over the Huaqing Palace" in the "a ride in the red dust consort laugh, no one knows is lychee to" is a description of ancient times will be Hejiang lychee loaded into the nanobamboo tube, eight hundred miles of expedited transportation to Chang'an grand situation, it has been proved that the year this Bo Gui Fei laugh of lychee is from - - Hejiang, Sichuan Province.
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2, hanging green lychee
Hanging green, is one of the best varieties of lychee, mainly produced in Guangdong Zengcheng, Zengcheng hanging green is a rare variety of lychee. Hanging green nucleus is large and slightly flat, the flesh is particularly crisp, sweet and slightly fragrant, excellent quality, the fruit is more resistant to storage. Because of the hanging green litchi exceptionally valuable, there has been a single auction situation, breaking the Guinness Book of World Records.
3, Nanshan Litchi
Nanshan Litchi produced in Nanshan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, as early as the Tang and Song dynasties, is to offer the "tribute". The main planting varieties are sticky rice cake, cinnamon flavor, toffee smile, etc.. Nanshan Lychee is characterized by soft, smooth and tender meat, juicy, strong and sweet taste. Nanshan Lychee for its excellent quality, unique flavor and reputation at home and abroad, become "Nanshan agricultural products three treasures" first.
4, Lingshan Lychee
Lingshan Lychee is produced in Lingshan County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with a long history of cultivation and excellent quality. Lingshan County, Guangxi Province, enjoys the reputation of "China's hometown of litchi". In the Song Dynasty, the famous writer Su Dongpo left the popular ancient lines. If you eat 300 litchis a day, you may as well be a Lingnan man. Lingshan Lychee its color such as Danxia, thick meat, small nucleus, sweet but not greasy, excellent taste; taste delicious, peel off the lychee shell juice does not splash, the pulp dry fresh white, y favored by merchants around.
5, Chengmai, no nuclear lychee
Chengmai, no nuclear lychee Lychee Lychee fruit in the complete absence of nuclear. As long as there is a little nucleus in the lychee fruit, no matter whether it is big or small, all belong to the nucleus lychee. Its color, aroma and taste are beautiful, is the lychee in the fine. Compared with ordinary lychee, the non-nuclear lychee flesh is congealed, crystal clear and crisp, completely free of dregs, and tastes significantly sweeter than ordinary lychee.
6, Zhangpu Wushi litchi
Zhangpu Wushi litchi cultivation has a long history. Because of the excellent quality of the variety, the maturity period is moderate, in the lychee varieties, Wushi lychee is still above dozens of lychee varieties, is a superior product, known as the "Queen of Lychee". Wushi litchi ripe in June and July, the fresh fruit sweet but not greasy, fragrant flavor, excellent quality, the Ming and Qing dynasties were listed as tribute to the court.