How many years does litchi bear fruit?

Litchi is a famous fruit produced in southern China. It is known as the "four major fruits in the south" together with bananas, pineapples and longan. Many people like to eat it. So, how many years did litchi bear fruit?

First, how many years will litchi bear fruit?

If it is a litchi tree that is propagated, it usually takes 6-7 years or even more than 10 years to bear fruit. If it is a grafted litchi tree, it usually takes 3-4 years to bear fruit. If it is a litchi tree propagated by striping at high altitude, it will take about 2-3 years to bear fruit. The fruiting time can generally last for more than a hundred years, and in many traditional litchi producing areas, the flowering and fruiting of litchi trees for thousands of years is still normal.

When will litchi mature?

Litchi usually blossoms from March to April and its fruit ripens from June to July. Inflorescence terminal, pedicel slender, calyx golden tomentose; fruit ovoid to subglobose, peel bright red when mature, scaly protuberant on skin; flesh yellowish-white, milky white, soft and succulent, sweet or sour.

Third, how much litchi should be eaten in a day?

Adults generally eat no more than 300 grams of lychees a day, and children should not eat more than 5 lychees at a time. If you eat too much, it is easy to get angry, causing tonsillitis, pharyngitis and so on. In order not to get angry, you can drink a little salt water or herbal tea before and after eating litchi, mung bean water, wax gourd water, raw soup and so on.