Growth and yield of lychee cultivars in subtropical Queensland.

Abstract

Four lychee (Litchi chinensis) cultivars (Bengal, Gee Kee, Tai So and Wai Chee) were grown in subtropical coastal southern Queensland. Yields after 8 years varied from 0.1 to 28.5 kg/tree (equivalent to a maximum of 6.6 t/ha at a density of 230 trees/ha). Wai Chee was superior to Gee Kee under all conditions and to Bengal and Tai So when flowering was reduced after warm wet winters or when fruiting was reduced during hot, dry springs.