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Lychee & Loquat

3 cultivars trialed in Queen Creek, AZ (zone 9b).

Litchi chinensis

Mid-size, heart-shaped fruit with pink-red/green skin and a small seed; flavor slightly more tart/spicy than Brewster.

Litchi chinensis

Produces the largest lychee fruit of any cultivar — enormous, unusual-looking fruit of superior sweet-tart taste.

Eriobotrya japonica

Large, ovoid fruit with orange-yellow skin and juicy, sweet, apricot-like flesh.