How many years can longan trees live?

Longan tree is an evergreen tree belonging to the genus Longan of Sapindaceae. It is a fruit tree with nearly spherical fruit, yellow-brown pericarp, milky white flesh and edible, rich in nutritional value. How many years does a longan tree live?

How many years does the tree live?

Longan trees can generally live for decades, and some live for more than a hundred years. After all, this is a minority, and it will also die of old age. However, at the head of Anfu Village, Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, there is a Baoshu Temple, where an ancient longan tree grows. It is said that this ancient tree is more than 400 years old, older than the history of Baoshu Nunnery, which is named after the tree.

When does the tree bear fruit?

Longan trees generally bear fruit in summer, from late May to late August for longan fruit and fruit growth period. For grafted seedlings of longan fruit trees, generally from about 4 years after planting, can enter the trial production stage; from the first flowering to stable fruit, generally after about 8 years; then enter the full fruit period, the full fruit period (economic life) generally can maintain for decades.

3. How much is longan per catty?

According to the information provided by the National Agricultural Products Business Information Public Service Platform of the Ministry of Commerce, the price of longan is between 11-20 yuan/kg. Among them, Jiangsu Lingjiatang agricultural and sideline products wholesale market sells 11 yuan/kg, Beijing Jingfeng Yuegezhuang agricultural and sideline products wholesale market sells 16 yuan/kg, Xinjiang Urumqi Beiyuanchun wholesale market sells 20 yuan/kg.