Mauritius Lychee Live Plant – Airlayered Tree – 2-3 Feet Tall – 3 Gallon Pot

Overview

Bring the taste of the tropics to your home garden with a premium Mauritius lychee live plant. This exquisite fruit tree is celebrated for its juicy, sweet, and aromatic fruit, making it a highly sought-after addition for any enthusiast of exotic edibles. Our Mauritius lychee trees are carefully airlayered, a propagation method that ensures a strong root system and a plant that is true to type, meaning it will produce fruit identical to the parent tree. Standing approximately 2 to 3 feet tall, this vigorously growing specimen is ready to be transplanted into your landscape or a larger container. The Mauritius variety is particularly prized for its consistent production and excellent fruit quality, often considered one of the best lychee cultivars available. Imagine harvesting your own fresh lychees, plump with translucent flesh and bursting with flavor, directly from your backyard.

This Mauritius lychee live plant is not just a fruit producer; it’s also an attractive ornamental tree with lush green foliage that adds a touch of tropical elegance to any setting. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just starting your journey with fruit trees, the Mauritius lychee offers a rewarding growing experience. With proper care, this airlayered tree will quickly establish itself and begin its journey towards bearing delicious fruit. Its compact size when young makes it suitable for container growing, especially in cooler climates where it can be brought indoors during winter months, allowing more gardeners to successfully grow lychee tree specimens.

Key Benefits

Investing in a Mauritius lychee live plant offers a multitude of benefits, from the sheer joy of homegrown fruit to the aesthetic appeal it adds to your outdoor space. This tree is a fantastic choice for anyone looking to expand their edible garden with a unique and rewarding crop.

• Exceptional Fruit Quality: The Mauritius lychee is renowned for its large, flavorful, and sweet fruit with a small seed, making it a favorite among lychee connoisseurs. You’ll enjoy fresh, succulent lychees directly from your tree.
• Airlayered for Success: Our trees are propagated through airlayering, which means they are genetically identical to the high-quality parent tree and have a well-developed root system, ensuring a higher success rate when planting. This method helps the airlayered lychee plant establish quickly.
• Beautiful Ornamental Tree: Beyond its fruit, the Mauritius lychee boasts attractive, glossy green foliage that provides a lush, tropical ambiance to your garden or patio. It’s a striking addition even when not in fruit.
• Potential for Early Fruiting: Airlayered trees often begin producing fruit sooner than trees grown from seed, allowing you to enjoy your delicious harvest in a shorter timeframe. This makes it an ideal choice for those eager to grow lychee tree fruit quickly.
• Health Benefits: Lychees are rich in Vitamin C, antioxidants, and other beneficial nutrients, contributing to a healthy diet. Growing your own ensures you have access to fresh, chemical-free fruit.
• Versatile Growing: While best in tropical and subtropical climates, this tree can be grown in large containers in cooler zones, allowing it to be moved indoors during colder periods.
• Rewarding Gardening Experience: There’s immense satisfaction in nurturing a fruit tree from a young plant to a productive specimen, providing a rewarding and engaging gardening project.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

To ensure your Mauritius lychee live plant thrives and produces abundant fruit, understanding its specific care requirements is crucial. Lychee trees prefer a warm, humid climate and specific soil conditions. When planting, choose a location that receives full sun for at least 6-8 hours a day. While young plants can tolerate some partial shade, mature trees require ample sunlight for optimal fruit development. In very hot climates, some afternoon shade can prevent leaf scorch. Ensure good air circulation around the tree to prevent fungal issues.

Proper watering is key, especially during the establishment phase and fruit development. Lychee trees prefer consistently moist, but not waterlogged, soil. Water deeply when the top few inches of soil feel dry. Reduce watering slightly during the dormant period in winter to encourage flowering. The ideal soil for lychees is slightly acidic (pH 5.5-6.5), well-draining, and rich in organic matter. Amend heavy clay soils with compost and sand to improve drainage, or sandy soils with compost to improve water retention. Fertilize young trees every 2-3 months with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer. As the tree matures, switch to a fertilizer with a higher phosphorus and potassium content to promote flowering and fruiting. Avoid fertilizers with high boron, chlorine, or sodium, which can be detrimental to lychees. For successful lychee tree care, consistent monitoring for pests and diseases is also important, addressing any issues promptly with appropriate organic or chemical treatments.

Protect your airlayered lychee plant from cold temperatures. Lychees are tropical trees and are sensitive to frost. In USDA zones below 9, container growing is recommended so the tree can be moved indoors during winter. Even in warmer zones, providing some protection during unexpected cold snaps can prevent damage. Pruning should be done after harvest to maintain tree shape, remove dead or diseased branches, and encourage new growth for the next season’s fruit. Remember that proper lychee tree care leads to bountiful harvests of delicious fruit.

Size & Details

This Mauritius lychee live plant is a vibrant, actively growing specimen, measuring approximately 2 to 3 feet in height from the base of the pot to the top of the foliage. It is an airlayered tree, ensuring genetic fidelity to the parent plant and a robust start in your garden. The plant ships securely in a 3-gallon nursery pot, providing a healthy root ball and minimizing transplant shock upon arrival. The 3-gallon pot size allows for good initial growth before needing to be transplanted into a larger container or directly into the ground. Lychee trees generally have a moderate growth rate, and with optimal conditions, you can expect this tree to continue growing steadily, eventually reaching a mature height of 20-40 feet if planted in the ground, though it can be kept smaller with regular pruning. Expect fruit production to begin within 2-5 years, depending on growing conditions and care.

The trees are carefully selected to ensure health and vigor, arriving ready for planting. The airlayering process means these are not seedlings, but rather clones of mature, fruit-producing trees, which contributes to their earlier fruiting potential. This makes them an excellent choice for those looking to add productive tropical fruit trees to their collection. The exact dimensions and leaf count may vary slightly due to the natural growth patterns of live plants, but each tree is guaranteed to be a healthy and thriving example of the Mauritius lychee variety.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: This Mauritius lychee live plant ships at 2-3 feet tall. When mature, it can reach 20-40 feet tall if planted in the ground, but can be maintained at a smaller size with regular pruning, especially if grown in a container.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: The airlayered lychee plant is shipped in a 3-gallon nursery pot, providing ample space for its initial growth and root development.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The Mauritius lychee is primarily an outdoor plant in USDA Zones 9-11. In cooler climates, it can be grown in a large container and brought indoors during the winter months to protect it from frost.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: Lychee trees require full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day, for optimal growth and fruit production.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: While not as low-maintenance as some houseplants, with attention to its specific needs for sunlight, water, and soil, lychee tree care is manageable for most gardeners. It’s a rewarding experience.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your Mauritius lychee live plant will arrive well-packaged, with good roots and healthy foliage, ready for transplanting into its new home.
• Q: How long until it blooms? A: Airlayered lychee trees typically begin to flower and fruit within 2-5 years after planting, much faster than trees grown from seed.
• Q: When is the best time to plant? A: The best time to plant your tropical fruit trees is in spring or early summer, after the last chance of frost, allowing the plant ample time to establish before cooler weather.
• Q: What’s the minimum temperature it can tolerate? A: Lychee trees are sensitive to frost and generally cannot tolerate temperatures below 30°F (-1°C) for extended periods. Protection or indoor relocation is necessary in colder climates.
• Q: Can I really grow lychee tree fruit in a pot? A: Yes, with a sufficiently large pot (25-gallon or more for mature plants) and proper pruning, you can successfully grow and harvest lychees from a potted tree.