Detailed Explanation of the Variety Characteristics and Traits of Jizui Lychee

Characteristics and traits: When the fruit of the Xiangshan Jizui lychee matures, the seed degenerates into a chicken-beak shape, hence it is called Jizui lychee. The plant of this variety grows vigorously and tall, with a compact tree shape, grayish-brown trunk, semi-round and spreading canopy, clustered, fine, dense and relatively hard branches, medium-sized, long-elliptical, dark green, glossy leaves with smooth leaf margins, and purple-red young leaves. The mature fruit is lopsided-heart-shaped or flat-round, uniform in size. The pericarp is thin but tough, dark red, with large and sparse areoles that are flat or nipple-like protrusions, arranged relatively regularly, and the suture line is broad and obvious, the fruit apex is rounded, and the fruit shoulder is raised in a saddle shape. The single-fruit weight is about 30 g, the stone is small, and the aborted-seed rate is over 82%; the flesh is white-waxy in color, thick and crisp, with a clean sweet flavor and slight fragrance; the juice is moderate, the edible rate is over 80%, the soluble solids content is 18%-20%, the sugar content is 18%, the acid content is 0.35%, the sugar-acid ratio is 45.71, and the VC content is 22.8 mg/100 ml juice. The quality is excellent, suitable for fresh eating, and can also be used for drying or canning. It generally blooms in April in Guangxi and matures in July, belonging to a late-maturing variety. It has strong high-yield potential and is relatively stable in production. It has strong stress resistance and wide adaptability, can also be planted on poor land, and can be developed and planted on a large scale on hillsides and ridge land.