How Many Years Does It Take for Rambutan to Bear Fruit Generally

Rambutan is also known as hairy lychee, sha zi, red-haired fruit, and red-haired gall; ripe rambutan fruits are not all red, there are also yellow fruits. Do you know how many years it takes for rambutan to bear fruit?

1. How many years it takes for rambutan to bear fruit

Rambutan generally bears fruit in five years. After purchasing rambutan, it should be eaten immediately and is not suitable for long storage. At room temperature, after 3 days it will change color and develop spots, and it is recommended not to eat it.

2. How to eat rambutan

1. Fresh rambutan is bright red with a slight green tinge, and the hairs on the shell are soft and tough, while fruit that has been stored for a long time has a blackened and darkened shell, and the hairs on the shell feel relatively hard when touched by hand.

2. The shell of rambutan is thicker than that of lychee. Peeling it with fingernails will hurt the fingers and is also unhygienic. The correct method is to hold it with both hands, one above the other, and twist it open like opening a bottle cap.

3. Although the flesh of rambutan is relatively similar to that of lychee, its nutritional value and taste are far inferior to lychee. Likewise, it should not be eaten too much at one time. After buying it, eat it as soon as possible to avoid attracting mosquitoes and insects.

4. Rambutan must be stored in a cold storage room or refrigerator, preferably between 0°-5°.

3. Tips for selecting rambutan

The fruit of rambutan is spherical or oval, and the surface of the rind has tortoise-shell-like markings and a groove, with seeds hidden inside. The color of ripe fruit is bright red or slightly yellow. When selecting rambutan, as with lychee, you should see whether its appearance is attractive and whether the skin color is bright red. Fruit that looks fresh naturally has a fresh and delicious quality and taste. Fruit whose surface fine hairs are red with a touch of green has the best quality. When selecting, choose those with soft, slender, fresh spines, no black spots on the outer surface of the fruit, large and uniform fruit grains, and thin skin with thick flesh; these are top grade.

Rambutan has a relatively small planting area in China. At present, in all of China, only Baoting and Sanya on Hainan Island cultivate rambutan on a relatively large scale.