A local nursery in my area is selling Lychee saplings, saying it's a grafted one and will bear fruit within one year. However, he doesn't know what kind of grafting or variety of seedling. So my question is, how I am gonna know whether given Lychee sapling is a grafted one? Please provide any clue to identify.
If your tree has been grafted, the grafting scar will be right below the place where the branches start. It will look like a slightly raised ring around the trunk.
What should be done to insure lychee fruit grow and ripen to its full size?
This article will give you information on the care of these: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/lychee-tree/growing-lychee-trees.htm
I'm trying to grow Lychee nut trees. I started them in moist paper towels until I seen them start germinating. Then I planted them in 4" deep cups with drainage holes in them. How long after planting them should it take before they break the top soil? Then how long should I wait before replanting them in the 3 gallon containers? Thank you for any help to my questions. God Bless Angie
Hi Angela; I am sending you a link to an article on propagating lychee. Notice that growing from seeds is the least effective and predictable method. You will get a tree if all goes well, but you will not necessarily get the fruit you expect.
"You could also grow them from seed, but trees can take more than 10 years to bear and fruit may not be true to the parent."
Read more at Gardening Know How: Methods Of Lychee Propagation: How To Propagate Lychee Trees https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/lychee-tree/lychee-tree-propagation.htm
Lychee is not a large growing tree, but it will do best if given enough space to put out an extensive absorbing root system.
The roots are not likely to damage a substantial concrete house foundation, and it won't grow large enough to over hang the house with hazardous limbs or top. But I would recommend planting it at least 8 to 10 feet away from the house wall so that you don't have to worry about roots, or branches rubbing hard against the wall and having to prune it back hard.
i have lychee tree for 5 years. no fruits yet. last summer all leaves turned brown and shed. got new leaves. will like to know how to take care of my lychee tree. when to fertilize and when will i see fruits. flowers come but no fruit
All leaves turning brown and shedding in the summer indicates possible severe water deficit/drought stress. You may not have watered adequately during the hot dry season, which was extreme in your location this past summer.
Physiological stress like this can affect fruit development.
Good soil fertility and water management is vital for growth, flowering and fruiting.
Fertilize spring and fall with a complete organic fertilizer like this:
https://www.domyown.com/dr-earth-organic-all-purpose-fertilizer-p-9485.html
Deep water once a week. Try to achieve a water infiltration depth of 6 - 10 inches. (drip emitters or light sprinkling of the soil surface is not enough. Mulch the soil surface with at least 2" of organic matter to help retain soil moisture.
Here's an article with some more tips.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/lychee-tree/growing-lychee-trees.htm
I have grown several lychees from seed, and they all have come up very nicely, but then leaves start turning brown at the edges and slowly the whole leaf turns brown and falls off. Some of the stems that I cut down after this happened are now trying to put up new shoots. Is this a sign of a blight or fungal disease? Can these trees be salvaged, or is this situation hopeless? Please note I am not intending to grow these to get fruit. I just stick pits in soil and like to see what grows. They are inside, in a south window.
Hm... It doesn't appear to be fungal disease. What I'm seeing appears to be severe nutritional deficiency. This can happen with old, used soil as well as soils with a severe pH imbalance. Testing the soil will be the first step.
These two articles will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/testing-soil.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/soil-ph-plants.htm
Once you find out the fertility, and pH of the soil, you can begin to add what is missing or correct the pH.
The other alternative is to use a high quality soil with compost in it. Feed this soil once per season at the very least.
Dear Sir, I am growing a lychee tree in the East Mediterranean area. The tree is like 2 years old and it is showing leaves with a white and brown tip. Kindly what could be the reason for this, knowing that it has rained a lot this year and the raining season is not over yet. Thank you in advance.
This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/lychee-tree/lychee-leaves-turning-brown.htm