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What are the varieties of lychee varieties

1, March Red

Because in the lunar calendar in late March ripe, so the name March Red. It is the earliest ripe species. Mainly produced in Guangdong's Xinhui, Zhongshan, Zengcheng, Guangxi's Lingshan and other counties. Fruit flow heart-shaped, wide on the bottom of the tip; cracked pieces of unequal size, irregular arrangement, suture line is not too obvious; thick skin, light red; meat yellow and white, slightly tough, rough tissue, large nucleus, sour taste with sweet, after eating the residue. Because of the early market, still popular with consumers.

2, round branch

Round branch is also known as water east or water east black leaves. Distributed in the suburbs of Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta counties. Because of the suitable water more planting and leaf tip long, similar to the black leaves and thinner and so named. Fruit short ovoid, or crooked heart-shaped, shoulder side high side low; tortoise slice slightly flat wide, should be deep red, the flesh is soft and smooth and juicy, sweet with acid, slightly fragrant. ripe in late May or early June.

3, black leaf

Short ovoid fruit, rounded or obtuse apex of the fruit, the fruit is flat; skin crimson, shell thin, cracked piece of flat obtuse, uniform size, arrangement of the rules, cracks and sutures obvious; meat solid crisp, sweet and juicy, most of the large nucleus. ripening in mid-June. It is more resistant to storage.

4, Huai Zhi

Huai Zhi, also known as the dense leaves, phoenix flowers, ancient phoenix, Huai Zhi (rumor has it that in ancient times there was a Shangshu passing through the south of the mountain, the townsfolk sent lychee into the arms, so the name), acacia branch. Guangdong is the most widely cultivated and most widely produced species. Fresh and dried are both suitable. Fruit orbicular or suborbicular, flat; shell thick and tough, deep red, cracked piece large, slightly elevated or nearly flat, arranged irregularly, near the tip of the occasional sharp spines, dense and few; meat milky white, soft and clear juicy, sweet and acidic taste, nucleus is large and long, occasional small nuclei. ripening in the first half of July.

5, Gui flavor lychee

Gui flavor, also known as Gui Zhi, because it contains the fragrance of cinnamon and named. Is one of the best varieties, Guangzhou suburbs and Guangxi Lingshan County produced the best. Gui flavor has all red and duck head green two strains.

Litchi's fruit is round and spherical, the shell is light red, thin and brittle; cracked piece protruding small and pointed, from the shoulders around the top of the fruit on both sides of the circle of deeper ring groove, the two for the characteristics of the taste of the laurel; to the yellow-white, soft, full, small nucleus, taste is very sweet, ripe in the first half of July.