What is the shape, characteristics, taste and growth process of litchi?

Appearance: The shape of fruit varies from variety to variety, such as heart-shaped, oval, round and middle-shaped. Fruit shoulders are generally flat, and some varieties are raised on both sides or one side, forming a crooked shoulder shape. The top of the fruit is round, and there are round, blunt and pointed shapes according to different varieties. The peel is scaly, bright red and purplish red. Bright red at maturity; The seeds are all wrapped in fleshy arils. Spring blossoms and summer bears fruit.

Litchi flavor: Litchi with just right maturity tastes sweet and sour, delicate and smooth, and is really a sacred product in fruit.

Characteristics: Litchi in China is mainly distributed in the range of north latitude 18-29 degrees, with Guangdong being the most cultivated, followed by Fujian and Guangxi, and a few cultivated in Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Zhejiang, Guizhou and Taiwan Province provinces. Southeast Asia is also cultivated, and Africa, America and Oceania have introduced records.

Growth process: Litchi has many growth periods. According to the growth years of litchi, the first is the young tree period of litchi tree. Litchi's young age is generally about 4-5 years after planting seedlings. Litchi trees mainly grow in nutrition at the young stage. During this period, litchi trees spread a large number of branches, expanding the crown, and preparing for future flowering and fruiting. During this period, it is necessary to do a good job of pruning, cultivate a good tree shape for litchi trees, enhance the tree potential, and generally will not blossom and bear fruit.

Litchi growing environment:

The main cultivars of litchi are March Red, Round Branch, Black Leaf, Hu Aizhi, Guiwei, Glutinous Rice Paste, Justin, Zhu Lan, Chenzi, Gualv, Crystal Ball, Feizixiao and White Sugar Poppy.

Litchi trees like high temperature and humidity and sunshine. Its heredity requires that the temperature of flower bud differentiation is relatively low, but the lowest temperature is -2 ~-4℃, so they will suffer from freezing injury. It is sunny and warm in flowering period, and no dry heat is the most favorable. Too low humidity, continuous rain, dry and hot weather or strong north wind are not conducive to flowering and pollination. Unfavorable disaster weather in the flower and fruit period will lead to falling flowers and fruits, and even loss of harvest.

The above contents refer to:

Baidu encyclopedia-litchi