Litchi chinensis 'Kaimana'

One of the best tasting large lychees. It is a subtropical perennial tree native to eastern China where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. The tree has a medium size reaching up to 2-3 m (6-8 ft). Its fruit is smooth, aromatic and juicy inside the thin, rough, slightly spiky and leathery pink to red shell. Litchi chinensis has a small inedible brown seed. Rich in vitamin C it is available mainly in mid-summer. Eaten fresh, used in fruit salads, also bottled, canned, frozen and dried (lychee nuts). The variety "Kaimana" has a large fruit, deep-red, of high quality, and the tree is a regular bearer.Lychee thrives and fruits regularly in the warmer Mediterranean. It needs cool winters, with temperatures below 12