Growing Lychee Trees in 25°F - 115°F Climate

7/20/2023 - Lychee trees successfully growing in California's Central Valley.

[rockers]

About 20 years ago I was into growing Hawaiian plumerias after mom went there and brought home a cutting . Now you see plumerias all over the city because they can easily grow from a broken off small branch. We had over 10 colors and varieties, even the hard to grow red . Now I have a strange black red that is slow growing but doing well . I gave cuttings to my brother inlaw in the bay area and he nursed them but couldn't get any flowers until I recommended high bloom fertilizer. Then he can get flowers in summer in zone 9b . I'm in zone 10b. Actually before him, I gave my wife's friends father in Bayonne New Jersey a white flower plumeria . The easiest to grow in my opinion . He had a room built between the house and backyard that acts like a greenhouse . He brings all the tropical plants in containers to that room in fall . Unfortunately he passed last year. His flowered in the first year . Another plumeria I gave was the yellow flower to my old boss who retired in Seattle . Hers didn't flower but it looked healthy with green leaves
People can't believe that they can grow plumerias in these colder climates

[bellashealingartistry]

Hey, I'm here too! I love this video! Thank you!

[carolTropicals]

Just wanted to post to let you know my experiences with Lychee. I live in Houston. Planted a Lychee in the front, in the sun. In 1 or 2, but I think 1 year it grew to a cute small tree about 6 feet tall with spreading branches. I think the difference is the high temp you have in the summer. At the time our temps were around 96 in the summer. I lost the little tree due to freezing temperature. Really wish I could grow what you have. Carol

[vnxettitw]

I love that you encouraged us to try. I read the same about can't grow this or that in a container but I still do it bc I don't have real estate 😂. Thank you ❤

[EnlightenmentGarden]

Great tips! I learned the hard way that these guys really need full shade in my climate and are very sensitive to fertilizer. Your food forest is looking better than ever...so lush and green! Totally off topic but what is your opinion on grow bags for container growing? Do you use them? Any cons? Thanks!

[TropicalGardeningCyprus]

Great video as always!
If I listened to people I would have 1/5 of the plants I have 😅
My style of gardening is like yours, and from a point on the garden resembles a jungle more than a garden. In this mini jungle I can now grow all sorts of garcinia species and other super tropicals... we create the conditions needed ❤

[camiele]

Oh wow, I love your shirt! 😂 I live in Texas so I’m jealous of your tropical trees. I wonder when my Lychee will fruit but they’re still young. Mine have a few burnt leaves when I first purchased it but they’re growing out lots of healthy leaves.

[Sabrinasee]

Hi you look so familiar; do you know my brother Jai See? I recently search how to grow papaya and your video pop up. Love all your tropical trees/plants. Keep up the great work. New subscriber here.

[belindadavid]

Hi, i love lychees so im interested in growing it although i dont have a big yard.
How much is the 3-4 ft tree including the shipping? Do u ship to Escondido, Ca?
Thanks for replying!

[HFTLMate]

Youre doing it all as I would, except for the regular shallow watering, I think thats a great trick.

[gbb]

How many years does it take for the Lychee to start bearing fruit? I planted one earlier this year and unfortunately it is in direct sunlight here in Jamaica. In the summer it hardly grew but now during the cooler rainy season it seems to be growing nicely.

[donovanjugarap]

what trees would you grow if you dont have very much shade around in order to create shade in order
to plant trees that dont like direct sunlight?

[mauriciodiaz]

My friend wat do you do with ur mangos in pots??? Like ur nom doc Mai and carrie pickering??? When it's in the low 30 and high 20s???

[nicolasoten]

I have got a lichi tree growing in a temperate climate and it suffers a lot more from the heat than the cold

[melbournesubtropicfruits]

In the true Subtropics Lychee as well as others like Canistel can easily grow in the open due to the Humidity plus it rarely goes above 34c. My brother grew Lychees in Bundaberg in Queensland - well a farmer used his land.

[mauriciodiaz]

I'm wondering if I should build a green house

[mauriciodiaz]

How do you do with condensation when u have your heater in your side greenhouse?

[chinatownboy]

Litchi. Lychee. I call it expensive.