Hello Friend, Not quite about the Lychees as they do look like they are elongated and abnormally shaped, which could be do to distortion and/or imaging re-sizing. As for the Rambutans from this site, I have ordered them several times and they were absolutely spectacular. Super Fresh, sweet, and delicious. And the Price is outstanding. You get 8 pounds for $30, which includes shipping. Most other sites offer only 2 pounds for the same price or more, and then you still have to pay shipping. From what their Rambutans were like, I am definitely going to be ordering some of those "Lychee Slap"....maybe they are so good, they make you want to slap your momma?

My Mauritius is about 3-4 years old about 5 ft in height. It also gave out a lot of blooms this Spring and some of the blooms even set fruit, but unfortunately before the fruit had a chance to develop, they all dropped off in stages. Now, the tree is going through a growth spurt. It keeps sending out new leaves. I've read some of you here mentioning trimming. Does trimming back help to promote more growth this growing season, or is it more for the next year? So, you trim off a third of all the branches? It must be hard to do so, but if it helps for future growth, I guess it must be done. So, when is a good time to do that? Now or end of the growing season? My Brewster which is about 3-4 ft has been fossilized since more than a year ago. If you haven't seen a lyche statue, I've got one here. No growth, no nothing at all. I heard that they should be protected from wind when young. Unfortunately, this plant has got some beating earlier on because of the spot it's at. Is it too late yet to do something about it and if so, what actions should I take? I bought a sweetheart this year, but haven't decided on a spot for it yet (running out of space). It's about 5 ft tall now. I wonder how long I can keep it in a pot and what kind of care I can give to it? I haven't applied any fert on it yet. If I apply the slow release fert, how often should I give it? Other than it, it seems to be doing fine, sending out some new shoots and the stem is kind of getting lanky and bending over. Would appreciate any suggestions offered.

Well, to pollinate, you first need to put on some cellophane wings and plastic antennae, then you need to make a buzzing sound to get the lychee flowers in the mood...LOL! Seriously though, I just use a small (10/0 size) paintbrush to collect the pollen off of the males, then apply it to the receptive females...piece of cake. Since you're so eager, I'll post what pics I have this week. I'll begin a new thread for them. I can't believe you found a company that would ship to you in the middle of winter. Which company was it?

hey lychee! wow the spirea sounds awesome! holliswood, queens. r u in brooklyn? an older, humble/starter cape with not enuf windows at all, the house can badly use a total renovation but i don't have the dinero nor the need for regalness right now. to top it off the previous owner had nothing but GRASS and weeds growing all over, not a single tree on the whole property. last yr i planted blue atlas cedar, var. leyland, carolina/arizona cypress, arborvitae, juniper, jew, var. eunymous, roses all around but if only they would hurry up and grow tall! so its taking ages to get rids of weeds that keep coming up, the place looks a hot mess still =( i put down 30 bags pine mulch last fall becuz the color matches the brick walls i put up, but that type sucks as it dries out to a pale white color and blows around all over the place, will def never use pine mulch again! ur mulch looks heaps better, yeah will look for a landscaper once i get around to pulling out more of the perpetually sprouting weeds that used to be the previous owner's entire "lawn". the only grace to the yard is from the container bananas, monstera, etc i just put out and it gets so cold at night and so sunny during the day, their foliage is looking a real wreck.... and i've never seen new york so perpetually windy since fall, is this el ninyo la ninya pinta santa maria weather or what?!?! pics r from december, not now. will probably have to take update pics soon, yard IS looking a better than these pics, but not much!!! still a looooong way to go to even be a somewhat presentable garden =L