LYCHEE vs LONGAN GROWING CONDITIONS in Northern California z9b 

Just stumbled upon your web site. I live about 1.25 miles from where Reagan built the governor's mansion (that Jerry Brown sold and never used) in Carmichael. I was not aware that it was possible to grow these in z9b. Where do you acquire your plants from? I'd have to do some serious modifications to our soil, or grow in raised beds.

Should do great there!

thanks

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Thanks for the sub!

Yes, but to be safe, plant them below some sort of canopy

I got mine from friends in trades.

It too tender for cali

@@TropicalGardenGuy thanks! I was hoping we might be able to grow rambutan since I saw you growing lychee. We also like cherimoya. Have you grown that?

Good luck Red, use a lot of compost on top of the soil!

@@TropicalGardenGuy he's really yellow and growing poorly. I just put some sulphur on the soil, watered with iron chelate and mulched with coir. I feel like a doctor. Lol

Hi Ryan, Where I live its mostly sandy Loam.

We eat most and give away the rest ! Nice thing about Longan is that it ripens over a month.

Will survive down to 28. Can be planted only in Sandy loam.

I think it all depends on what your lowest winter temp is. Planting location is also important as you’ll want to plant it in the most protected spot in your yard.

I have seen a fruiting 12ft mango tree in Milpitas -- the owner was kind enough to offer me a mango from that tree -- not sure what the variety was, but it was not shaped like NDM. It is my first year growing mango trees in San Jose in containers and I have Glenn, Carrie, Rosigold, Dasheri, NDM #4 and Sia Tong. I have them in a greenhouse with heater -- heater activated for 10 min on the hour during night time -- if it gets too cold, then activated for 10 min every half hour -- I check weather forecast and set that schedule accordingly for my Kasa smart plug via app.

Hard to say with actually seeing the tree and its growing conditions. Usually if they dont take off right away, they sulk and never take off. I had one that did this in a container many years ago. I took it out of the container rinsed off the roots and repotted it in a new container. After that it took off. They usually dont do good for long in a container though

Use NPK 20-05-20. Lychees like full sun.

Sure, why not

Oakland weather should be able to provide enough heat. Mimosa nursery in SoCal has both.

If you are willing to buy online, they are available at 'everglades farm'

I use sulphur

@@TropicalGardenGuy I can’t find it on Amazon

Probably 10 to 15 years and the fruit quality may not be good. Better to buy a air layer plant

@@TropicalGardenGuy how about a grafted plant sir? is air layered the best?

USDA z9a sees lowest temps, on average winter down to 20f. USDA z9b sees a lowest yearly temp of 25f. I’m guessing that Monterey is USDA z10a, which sees a lowest temp of about 30f

@@TropicalGardenGuy hi Jeff my summer her the temperature about 60,65 f all summer so can longan grow here or not

worth a try

Yea in my garden they like acidic soil

Lychee gets sunlight about 8 to 10 hours a day

@@TropicalGardenGuy What about the longan ?

The top 8 ft is in full sun all day

@@TropicalGardenGuy Got it. I have a shady spot with filtered sun in the morning and afternoon couple of hours sun and been desperately looking for fruit trees that would grow in that area. Any thoughts ?

Just that most trees need lots of sun to produce an abundance of fruit.

Lol

Modesto in the Central Valley

Hmmm, Not sure of your conditions.