Are the native plants in China litchi or raisins?

Litchi is a famous fruit in Lingnan area, which is native to tropical and subtropical areas in southern China. Introduced and planted by Southeast Asian countries, it is produced in the southeast, southwest and south of China. Litchi in China is mainly distributed in the range of north latitude 18-29 degrees, with the most cultivated in Guangdong, 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.

Litchi is a native plant in China. It is a subtropical evergreen tree species. Its skin is bright red, its meat is translucent, and it solidifies when fresh. It tastes good, but it is resistant to storage. Litchi's growing environment is very strict with temperature, and it needs high temperature and humidity during the growing process. The optimum growth temperature is between 23-29℃. 10- 12℃ grows slowly and likes high temperature and high humidity environment.

Growing environment and varieties of litchi

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 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. Among them, Guiwei and glutinous rice paste are the best varieties and the choice of fresh food, while Guaqing is a precious and hard-to-find variety. "Luogang Guiwei", "Bicun glutinous rice paste" and "Zengcheng Gualv" are known as "Three Unique Litchi". Huiyang town is rich in cinnamon, and glutinous rice paste is delicious and sweet.