What season is lychee in?
In the northern states of India, litchi fruits mature in the months of May and June. Contrary to this, the litchi matures in the months of December and January in some of the non-traditional litchi growing regions of South India.
Is lychee available in Pakistan?
Harvesting season is well distributed and starts from May (Sindh) through June (Punjab) to July (NWFP province). Over 90% fruit is domestically consumed as fresh with little processing and negligible exports.
What is the best season for lychee?
The real season for fresh lychee fruit is mid-June to mid-July. Far too many growers sell partially ripe lychees in a rush to get their fruit to market. Growers with groves of hundreds or thousands of acres of ripening lychees need to be able to sell all of their lychees by the end of the season.
Where does lychee come from?
Lychee (Litchi chinesis Sonn.) originated in the northern tropical and southern sub-tropical regions of South China. Wild lychee trees can be found as one of the dominant tree species of tropical rainforests in southern provinces such as Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan.
Is Litchi a winter fruit?
Lychee is a juicy, succulent fruit–perfect for summer and your taste buds. A juicy tropical fruit from the soapberry family, lychee acts as a precursor to the arrival of summer.
Where does lychee grow in Pakistan?
It is grown successfully in Punjab (Lahore, Sharaq Pur, Shaikhupura, Sialkot, Taxilla, Cheecha Watni, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan & Kala Bagh), Khayber Pakhton Khaw (Haripur, Hazara, & Khan Pur) and Sindh (Nawab Shah, Moro, Mir Pur Khas, Tando Allah Yar & Hyderabad) ( Rajwana et al., 2010 ).
Who is the king of fruits in Pakistan?
Mango
Mango is an amazing fruit and is considered the king of fruits. Although it is grown around the world, mango produced in Pakistan has no rival in taste, smell and texture.
Which country produces the most lychees?
China is the main producer of lychees, followed by India, other countries in Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Madagascar and South Africa.
Which city is famous for litchi?
Muzaffarpur
It is the fourth most populous city in Bihar. Muzaffarpur is famous for Shahi lychees and is known as the Lychee Kingdom….
| Muzaffarpur | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): Lychee City | |
| Muzaffarpur Location in India Show map of Bihar Show map of India Show all | |
| Coordinates: 26°7′21″N 85°23′26″E | |
| Country | India |
What is the flowering temperature of lychee in Pakistan?
In lychee growing areas in Pakistan the temperature varies from 21° C to 37.8°C during flowering and fruiting. It has been observed that flower initiation in lychee requires comparatively low temperature.
How to cultivate lychee?
Lychee cultivation is highly successful in areas having minimum temperature of 10°C from December to February and 38°C from April to June. However, temperature of 32° C during these months is considered to be optimum. It is highly specific to climatic requirement for its establishment, plant growth and fruiting, and consequently spread of area.
What does a lychee tree look like?
The lychee tree is handsome, dense, round-topped and slow growing with evergreen leaves having 6-9 elliptic oblong and lanceolate abruptly pointed leaves. Colour of leaves varies from light green to dark green. Greenish white or yellowish flowers are borne in clusters.