I have a property in Zone 9B/10A Central Florida and have really been wanting to try a lychee tree but I had heard they need zero frost. It's encouraging that you have one and say it can take all the way down to about 26F! How are these trees today? Still kicking strong? You may have just motivated me to plant one this spring.
Thank you for the video! I came from your Best Organic Fertilizer. I am trying to revive my dying air layered lychee...I wish you had a video of how to grow lychee, longan and sugar apple, as these are not as popular as citrus and others in the US :/
10 years ago, I was in Guangzhou ( next to HongKong) China, I went to a local Lichee farm where their Lichee trees and Longan trees were waist wide full of juicy delicious lichee fruits. Since then I loved lichee. I'd like to plant my own lichee trees. But I don't know if Orlando area can grow it? I also would like to have Chinese the best one to plant. I don't know if I am allowed to bring Chinese lichee trees back to Orlando?
Mama T, that is unfortunate, the canned ones usually have syrup in them so they are artificially sweetened. If you ever go to a large metropolitan area with a large oriental market, they are sure to have them. They used to be rare, but they grow them now in Florida and California and they ship very well.
How tall is the tree you picked that particular fruit from? To my understanding it takes at minimum 5 years to fruit but, I have found difficulties finding when they meet the feet of 20 to 40 feet. At what feet is the tree able to fruit? Understanding how the amount of rain and humidity varies this result; your mentioning of how the lychee likes 40° in winter, furthers my confusion.
Hey Bonnie! Potentially. It depends on your species of bamboo and how aggressive the roots are. I’ve found certain species can really dry and area out.
Just discovered a Lychee tree down the street from my house! Very exciting! Also, after watching your video on Spiral Ginger I recognized it growing down by my child's bus stop! So thanks for sharing! Trying to start some Lychee seeds but no success yet. I read it can take a hefty amount of years before they fruit. But I don't mind. We need all the trees we can get! The Lychee tree is simply beautiful with its hanging red fruits! Like bulbs on a Christmas tree! I'm rambling. Do you have any tips on growing from seed? Thanks again!
Hello! We are located about 20 miles north of Tampa. We are offering no contact pick up at this time or delivery. Please check out our website and email us when you are ready to schedule. Thank you GreenDreamsFL.com
Lychee, rhombuton , longans and pulasans are delicious. But it can't get them to germinate here in the Caribbean. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. I've tried growing from fruit it get at the market. I don't know if they are eradicated or not , but they never sprout. Unfortunately I get bring plants in only seeds.
Rice Panday lots of damage but most everything will recover fine. Some trees are currently dropping leaves and banana production might be a little slower this year.
Hello great video. I wanted to know how these plants would do in the Caribbean? Also you mentioned varieties which ones would you recommend for the Caribbean (Haiti specifically ). Also which variety has the small seeds that you mentioned in the video. Thank you.
Haitian Farmers hello do y'all get cool nights in the winter? Lychee do require a certain amount of chill hours below 68 degrees to fruit properly. They didn't fruit well in homestead last year due to the mild winters.
Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL thank you for Your replay and yes in the higher areas we do get chill hours below 68 degrees. If i wanted to purchase some plants (various varieties ) wholesale where would you recommend I get them for the best price ? Florida ? China ? Anywhere else ?
I have never seen nor tried them. They would probably grow in my area. I should look more into that. The new camera did a great work (and so did the "camera lady" (?!!! LOL))
If you live along the West coast or Florida or where you have a large oriental market that sells fruits, you will find them. They are fairly easy to ship like Pete said, because they usually keep the stem on them to let them last a lot longer. I love to chill them and eat them cold, awesome!!
I was told about your channel from the shamus cult 😂. My parents got a dozen or so lychee trees they planted by seed 8-10 years ago. They’ve never been watered , fertilized or mulched. To date, they’ve never flowered! In the last month I’ve fertilized, watered and mulched around the trees. I did a soil test that read nitrogen is low at a 1% (optimal 21-47), ph is 6.7, phosphorus is reading high at 22.54. (Optimal is 8-20) Calcium is super high 360 (80-320)and magnesium is super high at 109 (29-70)…. The nutrients are low. It’s suggesting to use 12-0-0 (organic) and 0-0-22 I realize the lychee won’t flower/fruit this year as Iam just tryin to help for the following years…..thanks🇺🇸 I’m in Florida
One of my favourite fruit.However I would not consider it as a tropical fruit .A subtropical fruit imho and where I am at in the equator the litchi would not set fruits and flower
Martin Banks mine too! You're correct Lychee needs a certain amount of chill hours below 68 degrees. That's something they don't get in the tropics for proper fruit production.
Fortunately we can grow longans here.some varieties of longan can be grown in the tropics as some of the longans brought from china to thailand centuries ago for some reason adapted and mutated.however this varieties of longan can only be propagated by grafting and marcotting as the seeds doesnt come true to its parent.
Every time I Google videos for Central Florida and whatever type of tree I want, yours comes up. I really value your videos!
kthatsnotmyname that's awesome! Thank you
Those are so sweet and succulent I love them
Me too! Can’t wait for this years season:)
I’m so excited I found your channel! Great content that is straight to the point!
Thanks! Time is valuable, I don’t wanna waste anyone’s.
Great job on the video Pete. Always enjoy the quality of the video on Justin's vlogs. I know you're going to do wonderful. I love learning from you❣
Thanks Tina! Just seeing this :)
love your videos man
Great job Pete. Informative and authentic delivery. Makes me want to grow Lychees, but alas no room.
GardenFairyQueen thank you! Always room for a lychee 😬
I have a property in Zone 9B/10A Central Florida and have really been wanting to try a lychee tree but I had heard they need zero frost. It's encouraging that you have one and say it can take all the way down to about 26F! How are these trees today? Still kicking strong? You may have just motivated me to plant one this spring.
Hey Pete! Lovely video.
Thanks 🙏
Pete Love the new Camera! Love the video!
Thank you for the video! I came from your Best Organic Fertilizer. I am trying to revive my dying air layered lychee...I wish you had a video of how to grow lychee, longan and sugar apple, as these are not as popular as citrus and others in the US :/
Oh Bro my mouth was watering when you peeled that Lychee.jajajajaa
Hulagu Kahn hahha awesome!
Ευχαριστω για της Ιδεες... Thanks mate. Greetings from Sparta...the old one!
10 years ago, I was in Guangzhou ( next to HongKong) China, I went to a local Lichee farm where their Lichee trees and Longan trees were waist wide full of juicy delicious lichee fruits. Since then I loved lichee. I'd like to plant my own lichee trees. But I don't know if Orlando area can grow it? I also would like to have Chinese the best one to plant. I don't know if I am allowed to bring Chinese lichee trees back to Orlando?
Fresh lychee is so good. Can't wait to add this tree. What variety would you suggest to grow in Lakeland.
Jolene Yaksich I really like Mauritius, Brewster is good also.
Jolene Yaksich good luck 🍀!
We've only had canned lychees. Never seen them available fresh in my area but, they look delicious.
Mama T, that is unfortunate, the canned ones usually have syrup in them so they are artificially sweetened. If you ever go to a large metropolitan area with a large oriental market, they are sure to have them. They used to be rare, but they grow them now in Florida and California and they ship very well.
Mama T they are the best!
How tall is the tree you picked that particular fruit from? To my understanding it takes at minimum 5 years to fruit but, I have found difficulties finding when they meet the feet of 20 to 40 feet. At what feet is the tree able to fruit? Understanding how the amount of rain and humidity varies this result; your mentioning of how the lychee likes 40° in winter, furthers my confusion.
Thank you for your time and consideration of you are able to answer.
Ly chee when you say lee chee it sounds like a name for a baby leech lol, love your videos, working on a central LA permaforest. ✌👍
Awesome and thanks! I recently asked Dr Cambell how to pronounce this and I was told there in no wrong way to say Lychee. Good luck with your project!
Can I grow a food forest within my bamboo forest which has a canopy of larger trees?
Hey Bonnie! Potentially. It depends on your species of bamboo and how aggressive the roots are. I’ve found certain species can really dry and area out.
Just discovered a Lychee tree down the street from my house! Very exciting! Also, after watching your video on Spiral Ginger I recognized it growing down by my child's bus stop! So thanks for sharing! Trying to start some Lychee seeds but no success yet. I read it can take a hefty amount of years before they fruit. But I don't mind. We need all the trees we can get! The Lychee tree is simply beautiful with its hanging red fruits! Like bulbs on a Christmas tree! I'm rambling. Do you have any tips on growing from seed? Thanks again!
lineofsaturn good stuff! These are awesome fruits :)
Hi,pete.I am moving to webster or sebring fl.Is this a good area for planting ftruit trees?
You are great sir
thanks Pete for info.new cam works great.S.D.
Thanks Steve!
Hello, where are you guys located? Do you sell to the public?
Hello! We are located about 20 miles north of Tampa. We are offering no contact pick up at this time or delivery. Please check out our website and email us when you are ready to schedule. Thank you
GreenDreamsFL.com
Lychee, rhombuton , longans and pulasans are delicious. But it can't get them to germinate here in the Caribbean. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. I've tried growing from fruit it get at the market. I don't know if they are eradicated or not , but they never sprout. Unfortunately I get bring plants in only seeds.
How did these plants do this past month?
Rice Panday lots of damage but most everything will recover fine. Some trees are currently dropping leaves and banana production might be a little slower this year.
didn't see u picking em
How many lychees can one eat per day? Are they dangerous in larger amounts?
I think everybody is different. For me I can only handle so much because of the high sugar content. After a pound or so I start to get lightheaded.
Peter where can I buy litchis to be delivered to California?
Right now we have a state wide ban due to a mite. Good question
I'm north of you in Gainesville. We hit the teens at least once a year. Have you heard of any lychees that can take that?
Corvus5200 maybe with a cold frame?
Ya Audio is awesome now.
Frank Johnson thanks! 👊
Hello great video. I wanted to know how these plants would do in the Caribbean? Also you mentioned varieties which ones would you recommend for the Caribbean (Haiti specifically ). Also which variety has the small seeds that you mentioned in the video. Thank you.
Haitian Farmers hello do y'all get cool nights in the winter? Lychee do require a certain amount of chill hours below 68 degrees to fruit properly. They didn't fruit well in homestead last year due to the mild winters.
Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL thank you for
Your replay and yes in the higher areas we do get chill hours below 68 degrees. If i wanted to purchase some plants (various varieties ) wholesale where would you recommend I get them for the best price ? Florida ? China ? Anywhere else ?
Haitian Farmers yes there are many wholesalers in Florida that sell these trees. There's 4 commonly available varieties.
Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL have you ever grown lychee from seeds. Do they take as long as they say to bear fruits. I have heard as many as 13 years.
What are your thoughts of growing lychee from seed?
Melissa Varone they take too long and they aren't true too seed, otherwise go for it!
thank u for introducing me to a new fruit. I had never heard of these before. they are hardy to zone????
city to country thanks! Them seem to do well into 9b for us.
Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL 9b includes North Florida?
I have never seen nor tried them. They would probably grow in my area. I should look more into that. The new camera did a great work (and so did the "camera lady" (?!!! LOL))
If you live along the West coast or Florida or where you have a large oriental market that sells fruits, you will find them. They are fairly easy to ship like Pete said, because they usually keep the stem on them to let them last a lot longer. I love to chill them and eat them cold, awesome!!
ChezGra thanks! She's a big help❤️
I was told about your channel from the shamus cult 😂. My parents got a dozen or so lychee trees they planted by seed 8-10 years ago. They’ve never been watered , fertilized or mulched. To date, they’ve never flowered! In the last month I’ve fertilized, watered and mulched around the trees. I did a soil test that read nitrogen is low at a 1% (optimal 21-47), ph is 6.7, phosphorus is reading high at 22.54. (Optimal is 8-20) Calcium is super high 360 (80-320)and magnesium is super high at 109 (29-70)…. The nutrients are low. It’s suggesting to use 12-0-0 (organic) and 0-0-22
I realize the lychee won’t flower/fruit this year as Iam just tryin to help for the following years…..thanks🇺🇸 I’m in Florida
for reaaaaaaal? man ive been tryin to germ the seeds for 6 months they wont wake up it must be 2 cold lol
And your pronunciation is correct. In East Asia where it's originally from, it's pronounced the way you did. Not the Lie Chee.
Anyone sell lychee plants near hudson fl
One of my favourite fruit.However I would not consider it as a tropical fruit .A subtropical fruit imho and where I am at in the equator the litchi would not set fruits and flower
Martin Banks mine too! You're correct Lychee needs a certain amount of chill hours below 68 degrees. That's something they don't get in the tropics for proper fruit production.
Fortunately we can grow longans here.some varieties of longan can be grown in the tropics as some of the longans brought from china to thailand centuries ago for some reason adapted and mutated.however this varieties of longan can only be propagated by grafting and marcotting as the seeds doesnt come true to its parent.
The way south East Asian pronounce lychee is 'lie chee' not 'Lee chee'
Great video sir.
Mahdi Aljunied thank you! Yes I've been corrected now many times, old habits die hard.
Mahdi Aljunied its actually lee-chi
A lychee is in the genus litchi. So technically both ways are correct. I call them litchi. Even though everyone else in Australia calls them lychee.
Well, from East Asia where it's originally from, it IS "Lee chee" but not "lie chee". So Pete, you are correct on the pronunciation front !
Do you have lychees?
CANDICE CHIN I do. We haven’t converted them well here yet.
Lychee shake .Why don't you make it lychee shake like banana shake.
Omg, these fruits are v heaty ,kind of cause dryness to the throat. So do not eat too many at a time. Same with durian, mango, rambutan etc
I’ve never noticed that with Lychee . They’ve always been a favorite for me.
there's only one thing that sucks about your video's. I can't buy all this stuff, and my food forest is taking to long.
Nathan Rotar patience my friend!