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	LYCHEE Fruit Facts
		Origin: The lychee is native to low elevations of the provinces of Kwangtung and Fukien in Southern China.
		Growth Habit: The lychee tree is handsome, dense, round-topped and slow-growing with smooth, gray, brittle trunk and limbs.
		Lychees are eye-catching in spring when the huge sprays of flowers adorn the tree.
	www.crfg.org /pubs/ff/lychee.html (1112 words)

	Lychee
		The lychee is the most renowned of a group of edible fruits of the soapberry family, Sapindaceae.
		Lychee pollen has remained viable at room temperature for 10 to 30 days in petri dishes; for 3 to 5 months in desiccators; 15 months at 32° F (0° C) and 25% relative humidity in desiccators; and 31 months under deep-freeze, -9.4° F (-23° C).
		Lychee jelly has been made from blanched, minced lychees and their accompanying juice, with 1% pectin, and combined phosphoric and citric acid added to enhance the flavor.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/morton/lychee.html (9426 words)

	All About Tropical Plant Lychee - Litchi chinensis.
		Lychee Description The lychee tree is handsome, dense, round-topped, slow-growing, 30 to 100 ft (9-30 m) high and equally broad.
		Lychee 'Peerless', believed to be a seedling of 'Brewster', originated at the Royal Palm Nursery at Oneco; was transplanted to the T.R. Palmer Estate in Belleair where C.E. Ware noticed from 1936 to 1938 that it bore fruit of larger size, brighter color and higher percentage of abortive seed than 'Brewster'.
		Lychee Pruning: Ordinarily, the tree is not pruned after the judicious shaping of the young plant, because the clipping off of a branch tip with each cluster of fruits is sufficient to promote new growth for the next crop.
	www.destinationtropicals.com /tropical_plants/plant_36.asp (5479 words)

	Lychee fruit, recipes, Thai tropical fruit information
		The lychee is the most renowned of a group of edible fruits of the soapberry family, Sapindaceae.
		The lychee is native to low elevations of the provinces of Kwangtung and Fukien in Southern China.
		Medicinal uses: Ingested in moderate amounts, the lychee is said to relieve coughing and to have a beneficial effect on gastralgia, tumors and enlargements of the glands.
	importfood.com /infolychee.html (388 words)

	Tropical Fruit - Lychee, Rambutan & Longan
		The lychee is a distant relative of the akee.
		Lychees are harvested during early summer, longans during mid and late summer and rambutans, due to its many varieties, are available for much of the year with the main harvest in autumn.
		Longans and lychees may be opened by tearing the skin at the stem end, squeezing the fruit at the lower end, and popping it into the mouth.
	www.proscitech.com.au /trop/l.htm (1246 words)

	Port Douglas Accommodation \| Lychee Tree \| Holiday Apartments \| Australia
		Lychee Tree Holiday Apartments offer the Affordable way for singles, couples and families to enjoy the tropical paradise that is Port Douglas.
		Ideal for a quiet retreat, an action packed break, or for family fun, the Lychee Tree is situated in the perfect position, within walking distance to Four Mile Beach, Restaurants and Port Douglas Village Centre.
		Lychee Tree is also the perfect choice for the accommodation of friends and family attending a Wedding in Port Douglas.
	www.lychee-tree.com.au (188 words)

	Pakissan.com; Growing Lychee Trees.Khairpur
		One of the reasons behind cultivating lychee under date-palm is to protect lychee trees from the desiccating wind in drier regions.
		Lychee is a fruit of lychee chinensis (family: Sapeindaceae) consisting of thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jelly like pulp and a single seed.
		Lychee plants are medium to large, much branched, round-topped and evergreen reachingup to 12 -15 meters, leaves pinnately compound.
	www.pakissan.com /english/advisory/growing.lychee.trees.under.datepalm.shtml (933 words)

	* Lychee - (Gastronomy): Definition
		Lychee Nut A small fruit from Asia that has been sun-dried, turning the bright red, leathery outer shell to a brown color and drying the white grape-like flesh inside into a crisp texture, similar to a raisin.
		An oval fruit, which is native to Malaysia, the Rambutan is a relative of the lychee and is often referred to as a hairy lychee.
		It is related to the Lychee and the Longan, and is an evergreen tree that grows about 10 metres tall, with a short trunk and a dense crown.
	en.mimi.hu /gastronomy/lychee.html (514 words)

	Lychee (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Lychee (Litchi chinensis), also spelled Litchi (the USA FDA spelling) or Laichi, is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family Sapindaceae.
		Lychees are extensively grown in their native region, and also elsewhere in southeast Asia, India, southern Japan, and more recently in California, Hawaii, and Florida[1] in the United States, the wetter areas of eastern Australia and sub-tropical regions of South Africa, also in the state of Sinaloa in Mexico.
		The lychee was first described in the West by Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814) on a return from his travel to China and Southeast Asia.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Lichee.htm (1023 words)

	Lychee
		Fresh Lychees straight from the tree in midsummer is one of the true delights in life.
		The lychee tree is very attractive, Evergreen, medium size with a rounded crown and dark glossy foliage.
		Lychees will grow in a very wide range of soils from sand to clay base.
	www.greengold.com.au /greengold/CARENOTES/CARENOTES/lychee.htm (610 words)

	Lychee - Litchi chinensis
		The lychee is a highly popular fruit in many parts of the world, and there are numerous varieties with varying flavors.
		The lychee grows best in a partially subtropical climate, where temperatures are cool (32-45F) and dry for a few months during winter.
		Lychee flowers are borne on long inflorescenses and are either male, hermaphrodite-fruiting male (which have the best pollen), or hermaphrodite-fruiting female.
	www.tradewindsfruit.com /lychee.htm (262 words)

	Lychee--Farmer's Bookshelf
		Lychee is a round-topped, long-lived, subtropical evergreen tree growing to 40 ft (12 m) in height.
		Lychees are and probably will remain a favorite home garden tree in Hawaii, since there is hardly a more attractive ornamental fruit tree than a well shaped, dark green lychee tree heavily laden with clusters of bright red fruits.
		Lychee is adaptable over a wide range of soil types, from heavy clays to a'a lavas, and tolerates wet soils to some degree.
	www.ctahr.hawaii.edu /fb/lychee/lychee.htm (4883 words)

	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Information Sheets: Lychees and their relatives
		To the Chinese the lychee is traditionally a symbol of romance.
		The lychee is a handsome tree, sometimes grown as an ornamental, with a dense round crown which may reach some 30 m in height.
		Lychee flesh is aromatic and has a distinctive flavour, thought by some to resemble that of the muscat grape.
	www.rbgkew.org.uk /ksheets/lychee.html (844 words)

	You Grow Girl \| World of Fruit: Lychee
		In the West, the lychee is probably the most recognized and popular of all Asian fruit.
		In the West the fresh lychee is often confused with the dried fruit commonly called litchi nut.
		Although a large seed is found in the centre of the fruit, the name is misleading, as lychee is definitely not a nut.
	www.yougrowgirl.com /use/worldfruit/lychee.php (494 words)

	What is a Lychee?
		Lychees are a rich source of Vitamin C, as well as calcium, potassium and phosphorus.
		An unusual use of the lychee tree is to hive bees in the groves.
		In China, lychees are prized not only for their flavor, but for purported medicinal properties - eating lychee fruit is suggested as a cure for a cough, digestive complaints and even ulcers.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-a-lychee.htm (358 words)

	Lychee Growing in the Florida Home Landscape
		Lychee trees in the home landscape should be planted 25 to 30 feet or more (7.6 to 9.1 m) away from buildings, other trees, and electrical wires.
		Lychee may be grown on the rocky, calcareous soils of the southeast coast but require special care to prevent minor element deficiencies.
		Roots of mature lychee trees spread beyond the drip-line of the tree canopy and heavy fertilization of the lawn adjacent to lychee trees is not recommended and may reduce fruiting and or fruit quality.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /MG051 (3683 words)

	New Options for Lychee and Longan Fans and Farmers
		This tropical delicacy and its smaller cousin, longan, are intriguing ARS scientists in Hawaii.
		Living examples of lychee, longan, and about a dozen other tropical crops are preserved for the future and are available today for use by scientists, growers, and farm advisors.
		Zee is collaborating with a team led by ARS plant physiologist Paul Moore at Aiea, Hawaii, to probe the genetic makeup of lychee and longan.
	www.ars.usda.gov /is/AR/archive/may04/lychee0504.htm (1484 words)

	Lychees Online - Lychee Fruit, Trees, Products & Info
		The rambutan is a close relative of the lychee (Sapindaceae family) and an equally desirable, delicious and nutritious fruit.
		Buy Lychee Wine - This is the only lychee wine produced commercially in the United States and it is made exclusively from fresh lychee fruit grown in the Schnebly's lychee groves in Homestead Florida.
		Free Lychee Information - Browse dozens of tips & articles about lychees including their origin, nutrition, varieties, propagation, planting, many aspects of growing lychee trees, soil conditioning and the soil food web.
	www.lycheesonline.com (1028 words)

	Wegmans Fresh Products Produce Lychee Nut
		The lychee has been prized for centuries in China where it originated nearly 2000 years ago.
		The lychee tree grows to 40 feet or more and can take up to 15 years to mature.
		It is a small, round fruit with a tough, bumpy peel of reddish color.
	www.wegmans.com /kitchen/ingredients/produce/nuts/lychee.asp (132 words)

	D R I N K S P A R T Y Volume II on StarChefs: Lychee Martini
		Puree the lychees in a blender, adding only enough simple syrup to blend, if necessary.
		If you are using canned lychees, you can use the liquid from the can to thin the puree, if necessary.
		Combine equal parts sugar and water in a sauce pot and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook just until sugar is dissolved.
	www.starchefs.com /features/drinks_party/volume_02/html/recipe_02.shtml (234 words)

	Definition of lychee - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
		1 : the oval fruit of a Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) of the soapberry family having a hard scaly reddish outer covering and sweet whitish edible flesh that surrounds a single large seed —called also lychee nut 2 : a tree bearing lychees
		Learn more about "lychee" and related topics at Britannica.com
		See a map of "lychee" in the Visual Thesaurus
	www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=lychee (67 words)

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