Lychees in Northern California

I've eaten lychee fruit throughout Southeast Asia, purchasing it in 
the markets. My assumption is that it needs warmth, year-round water, 
and a great deal of humidity.  Am I wrong about this? Would the trees 
grow here in the San Francisco Bay Area and would they fruit?.

I'm not sure of the correct genus and species, it may be Lychee 
chinensis. The fruit are found inside brown, dry pods and one would 
assume in looking at the pods that inside you'd find a hard and dry 
nut. But when you scrape the pod off you find this wonderful glowing 
white fruit. They are round, about one inch in diameter. Canned forms 
are available in Asian speciality markets; they are used in deserts.

Thanks,
Carol Moholt
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