Lychee
- Features:Foliage: New foliage emerges reddish-bronze, maturing to a glossy, light green. Leaves are compound with 2-4 pairs of lance-shaped leaflets.Flowers: Inconspicuous, petal-less, greenish-white to pale yellow flowers borne in large, terminal panicles (clusters) in spring. The tree is self-pollinating.Fruit: but known for its rough, pink-red shell and sweet, fragrant, translucent white flesh surrounding a single seed.Habit: A vigorous, evergreen tree with a dense, rounded, hemispherical canopy.
- Mature Height: 30-40 ft.
- Mature Width: 25-35 ft.
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Light Needs: Full sun
- Key Advantages:Produces highly prized, delicious fruit.Attractive evergreen tree with ornamental new growth.Self-pollinating
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