Grafted
Kohala longan
Sweet, musky, and grape-like, in a thinner shell than lychee. Longan is often the more regular bearer in Florida.
This variety
The fruit
Sweet, musky, and grape-like, in a thinner shell than lychee. Longan is often the more regular bearer in Florida.
Taste, season, cold, and how to plant this one.
- Taste
- Sweet, musky, and grape-like, in a thinner shell than lychee. Longan is often the more regular bearer in Florida.
- Ripens
- Mid to late summer, after lychee season. Kohala is a Hawaiian selection known for cropping.
- Zones
- Zones 9b to 11.
- Hardiness
- A bit tougher and more forgiving than lychee. Still a tropical. Cover a young tree in a freeze.
- Size
- Smaller and easier than an old lychee, though it will become a shade tree if ignored.
- Tips
- If you have failed with lychee bloom, start a longan. Same family pleasure, less dependence on a perfect winter.
- Pollination
- Self-fruitful.