This year will be somewhat better than last year thanks to the late January cold snap. Still, lychees are in tight supply, but we have managed to obtain
all of the best varieties, especially the phenomenal Sweetheart and Haak yip lychee fruit. The Sweetheart and Haak yip are the
best lychees we have ever tasted. They are large, sweet and fragrant fruits with small seeds. These are very rare lychee varieties and you will never find these in
any retail store. Every time we had these fruits available at our farm stand they were an immediate sellout.
It appears as though far South Florida (Miami-Dade and Broward Counties) has entered a weather cycle which is characterized by warm winters. This is bad news for lychee growers, since winter chilling is essential for
flowering and fruiting. We believe that lychee fruit production will shift into areas of Central and North Central Florida in repsonse to this climatic trend.
We have had to increase the weights of some of our products to compensate for the fuel surcharges that we get billed for after the fact by our shipper. So if the weights seem a bit off this is the reason for it. Also since all of our shipping
is express (i.e. next day or second day air we are charged dimensional weights)
Featured Lychee Article
How to Build a Soil for a Healthy Lychee Tree - - Almost every one who grows a lychee tree will want to know how to maximize the growth of the tree and minimize potential problems. The best way you can assure a healthy tree is to start with a healthy soil. Most people think that the primary purpose of soil is to hold the tree in place and provide a growng medium for the roots. When a tree develops problems, which are manifested in changes to the visible portion of the tree (branhes and leaves), the first response is to spray something on the leaves or on the roots. Generally, the problem is with the roots and the cause is an unhealthy soil. In fact the soil is a complex ecosystem of interacting organisms, known as a "food web" which convert organic material into a form of nitrogen that the tree can use.
This article explains in simple terms just what the "soil food web" is and what you need to do to create the optimal soil for your lychee.
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Featured Lychee Product: Fresh Lychees and Lychee Puree
The Sweetheart is the very popular new variety from Homestead that has a large fruit and a small seed and as is considered one of the finest lychee fruit by everyone who has tried it. Last year the fruit was so popular that we sold out as soon as it became available. This fruit is very rare and hard to come by, but we have a very special arrangement with the primary grower.
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The Mauritius
is a popular commercial variety with a larger seed, but a very pleasant sub-acid sweet flavor. It is typically an earlier variety than the Brewster.
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The Haak yip (Black Leaf), is another very large fruit with a small seed. It shares many characteristics with the Sweetheart and is felt that the Sweetheart may in fact be a hybrid of the Haak yip.
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Funkin Lychee Puree: Funkin puree is 90% pure lychee juice, which is the highest percentage of pure lychee juice of any prodcut on the market.
There is no pear juice additivie in Funkin puree.
The Funkin puree is excellent for making lychee mizxed drinks, expeically the famed lychee martini. It can also be used on ice cream and bubble tea.
This is the real thing and when you open a container of this product the fragrance of pure lychee
is immediately apparent.
Lychee Information Center
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. Some of the articles are written by us, some are submitted by guest contributers and others we have reprinted from a variety of government and non-profit organization websites that have great information about lychees already written. As part of our ongoing effort to provide you with a central source for lychee information, new articles are added at least once a month. Browse Articles
Free Lychee Bar & Restaurant Finder
Lychee Bar & Restaurant Finder - Are you looking for a good lychee martini? If you are looking for a bar or restaurant that serves lychee drinks or lychee dishes near your home, office or travel destination, the Lychee Bar & Restaurant Finder can help. The establishments are grouped by state and provide phone numbers, addresses, type of establishment and whether they serve lychee dishes, drinks or both. You may also submit a new listing for a restaurant, bar or nightclub that serves lychee dishes or drinks. Find a Bar or Restaurant
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