When do Hainan lychees ripen? A complete guide to ripening times

Hainan lychees generally ripen in May-June, with a small portion ripening in July-August. However, because varieties differ, the ripening times also vary slightly. For example, E Dan Li generally ripens in mid-June, Fei Zi Xiao generally ripens from late May to mid-June, seedless lychee generally ripens in June, Lychee King generally ripens in mid-May, and Nuo Mi Ci generally ripens from late June to early July.

When do the various lychee varieties ripen and hit the market?

1. Sanyuehong

Ripens in mid-May. It is the earliest-ripening variety. The fruit is heart-shaped or lopsided-heart-shaped, large, with bright red skin, thick and crisp flesh. The flesh is waxy white, coarse and chewy, with plenty of juice and a sweet-and-sour taste. The seed is large and the quality is not outstanding, but because it reaches the market early, people eager for a taste often buy it.

2. Baitangying

Ripens in late May. Also known as Fengtangying, it is mainly produced in Maoming City, Guangdong Province, with a cultivation history of about two to three hundred years. The fruit clusters form balls; the fruit is lopsided or short lopsided-heart-shaped, with a rounded top, thin bright red skin, partly smooth segments of the rind, and crisp, sweet, juicy flesh.

3. Fei Zi Xiao

Ripens in early June. Fei Zi Xiao, also known as Luotangpu, is a famous Guangdong variety with a long cultivation history in Maoming and Gaozhou. Legend has it that when Emperor Ming of Tang had lychees sent a thousand li to make Consort Yang smile, the lychees were Fei Zi Xiao. The fruit is nearly round or obovate, with one shoulder high and the other flat and broad. The skin is pale red, the fruiting branches are slender, and the fruit is large with thin skin and thick flesh, waxy white in color, crisp, sweet and juicy, with relatively small seeds.

4. Hei Ye lychee

Ripens in early to mid-June. This widely planted variety is named Hei Ye because its leaves are so green they look black. The skin is fairly red, thin and tough. The skin is thin, the flesh sweet with a delicate fragrance, and the seed is of average size; if you are lucky, an aborted seed may occasionally appear. It can be eaten fresh, dried, or canned, making it a lychee variety relatively suited to processing.

5. Bai La

Ripens in early to mid-June. He Li, also known as Bai La, is found almost everywhere lychees can be grown; it has high yields and is inexpensive. The fruit is nearly round with a blunt top, bright red skin that is thin and soft, raised segments of the rind, and distinct light and dark cracks. Medium-sized, with average sweetness, a distinctive fragrance, and a medium-sized seed.

The above is the relevant introduction to when Hainan lychees ripen, and we hope it is helpful to everyone.