Re: Lychees in Northern California
- To: m*@gardens.com
- Subject: Re: Lychees in Northern California
- From: M* T* F*
- Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 10:17:52 -1000
Here in Kula Maui I can report that they do not appear to grow above 300
feet in elevation. I live at about 4000 feet and it gets down to the high
30's F in the winter. Of course it is not as wet or as cold as San
Francisco. There may be relatives or cultivares that may do well at low
temps/temprate areas, but I am not aware of names.
The one tree that I know of up here that is at about 3000 feet in
elevation does not produce fruit every year. May be a result of dry
weather, or cold winters....
MTF
>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
>--
>-----------------------------------------------------
>Carol Moholt Voice: 650-968-4480
>301 Windmill Park Lane Fax: 650-938-3643
>Mountain View, CA 94043 email: moholt@gardens.com
Mach T. Fukada
AKA member 07778
fukada@aloha.net
MACh Tech,
Macintosh Computer and Agriculture/Aquaculture Consulting
Visit our friends at the Honolulu Aquarium Society
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2948/HASF.html
