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Litchi chinensis Early Large Red |
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Classic cultivar of Lychee. It is a subtropical evergreen tree native to eastern China where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. The tree has a medium size reaching up to 2-3 m (6-8 ft). Its fruit is smooth, aromatic and juicy inside the thin, rough, slightly spiky and leathery pink to red shell. Litchi chinensis has a small inedible brown seed. Rich in vitamin C it is available mainly in mid-summer. Eaten fresh, used in fruit salads, also bottled, canned, frozen and dried (lychee nuts). The variety "Early large red" has a fruit slightly more than 2,5 cm (1 ") long, usually obliquely heart-shaped, crimson, with green interspaces, very rough, skin very firm and leathery, adhering slightly to the flesh. Flesh greyish-white, firm, sweet and flavourful. Tree is a moderate bearer, early in season. Lychee thrives and fruits regularly in the warmer Mediterranean. It needs cool winters, with temperatures below 12 |
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