How many years does a longan tree generally live?

The longan tree is an evergreen tree of the genus Dimocarpus in the family Sapindaceae. It is a fruit tree, with nearly spherical fruit, a yellowish-brown skin, and milky-white edible flesh that is rich in nutritional value. So, how many years can a longan tree live?

1. How many years can a longan tree live?

A longan tree can generally live for several decades, and some live for more than a hundred years, though these are few; it will also eventually die of old age. However, at the entrance of Anfu Village, Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, there is a Baoshu Nunnery, and in the nunnery grows an ancient longan tree. It is said that this ancient tree is more than 400 years old, older than the history of Baoshu Nunnery itself, and the nunnery was named after the tree.

2. When does the longan tree bear fruit?

Longan trees generally bear fruit in summer, with late May to the end of August being the fruiting and fruit-growing period for longan. For grafted longan fruit trees, they generally begin to enter the trial-production stage about 4 years after planting; from the first flowering and fruiting to stable fruiting generally takes about 8 years; after that they enter the full-fruiting period, and the full-fruiting period (economic life) can generally last for several decades.

3. How much does longan cost per jin?

According to information provided by the Ministry of Commerce's National Agricultural Products Business Information Public Service Platform, the price of longan is between 11-20 yuan/kg. Among them, the Jiangsu Lingjiatang Agricultural and Sideline Products Wholesale Market sells it at 11 yuan/kg, the Beijing Jingfeng Yuegezhuang Agricultural and Sideline Products Wholesale Market sells it at 16 yuan/kg, and the Xinjiang Urumqi Beiyuanchun Wholesale Market sells it at 20 yuan/kg.