Lychee flower update with pictures
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Comments (5)Lycheeluva, Glad you had a good time in Florida. I am excited to be going in late July beginning of August. I too am hoping to meet Harry and see his tropicals. You did the same with your mango as I did, LOL!! It amazes me that the security guys say nothing. My package was larger and I was worried about it fitting in the compartment but it worked. The only thing that made me angry was this guy who kept on smashing his bag into my mango tree. Thought there was going to be a riot on the plane!! I got julie mango back in November. I am sure you were told how slow it grows and that it is an anthracnose magnet. Mine had some(came from Top)but I think the dry air in my apartment is keeping it at bay. Good luck with it, supposed to be a great mango! Andrew...See MoreSo.cali.Lychee Update....
Comments (2)Hey ajaysr5, your both your lychee plants look very healthy and I bet they'll start blooming once they put on some size. Your Emperor lychee's leaves look so perfect with no burnt tips. Please keep us updated with their progress. Simon...See MoreSoCal Sweetheart Lychee update
Comments (16)Euglossa viridissima - Green Orchid Bee Green Orchid Bee over Passiflora - Butterfly World, Florida Euglossa viridissima. Neotropical orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) have been reported only twice from the United States of America; once near Brownsville, Texas and more recently near Silverbell, Arizona. In each case, a single male Eulaema polychroma Mocsáry 1899 had strayed north of the border from breeding populations in northern Mexico. During the summer of 2003, however, several male Euglossa viridissima Friese 1899 were trapped around Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by USDA employees in the fruit fly monitoring program and sent to the Florida State Collection of Arthropods for identification. To date, more than 50 males and several females have been reported. Neither the exact location of the introduction nor the current distribution in Florida is known. However, observations point to an accidental introduction around Butterfly World, Coconut Creek, Broward County--likely as a nest inside a wooden object (shipping pallet, bamboo furniture etc.)--followed by a southward spread to Dade County in 2004. *Taken from Florida Entomologist Here is a link that might be useful: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEOTROPICAL ORCHID BEE EUGLOSSA VIRIDISSIMA (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) IN FLORIDA...See Morelychee blossom update
Comments (21)The M1 (male) pollen has a tendency toward faulty/aborted pollination and chicken tongue seeds. The M2 (hermaphrodite) pollen is more reliable and provides fully formed seeds, generally. The M1 blooms first, then the females, then the M2's. This is why cross pollination benefits lychees since every cultivar has a different proportion of the three flower types, and the timing can be tricky. My Emperor had an overwhelming majority (~70%) of M1 pollen, so I used that, for the most part. My advice to you would be to pollinate with anything and everything available. Most of the females will drop off at later stages, so you need to pollinate as many as possible, using any pollen available, for success. There's no hard and fast rule with the temp issue, all I know is what has been insinuated in the resources I've read. The gist, of which, seems to be that lychees prefer cool/dry winters, warm/mild Springs for flowering, and hot/humid summers for ripening. Also, that hot temps are an issue during the flowering period. Remember that cultivar also plays a big role here. In hawaii, 'Kaimana' fruits regularly, but 'No Mai Tsze' rarely if ever flowers, and never fruits there. My tree is right on schedule, so that's what I attribute my success with. Ideally, you should get your tree on a similar schedule so that the flowers form in December/January. Hope that all helps....See MoreUser
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