Zengcheng Crystal Ball Lychee

Zengcheng Crystal Ball Lychee

　　Zengcheng Crystal Ball Lychee, a national geographical indication product, is a rare lychee variety from Guangzhou. It is renowned for its exceptionally crisp flesh, crystal-clear white color that resembles a crystal ball. With over a century of cultivation history in Zengcheng, the fruit ripens in late June.

　　Quality characteristics: The leaves of Zengcheng Crystal Ball Lychee are lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate; the fruit is nearly heart-shaped, medium-sized, with an average single fruit weight of 18 grams; the skin is thin, pale red with yellowish tones, with large and slightly raised fissures, sharp tips on the crack ridges, shallow grooves, and indistinct sutures; the fruit shoulder is slightly raised, the flesh is transparent milky-white, exceptionally crisp in texture, sweet and mildly fragrant in taste, with an edible rate of 83.3%, containing 18.5% to 21.5% soluble solids, 24.2 mg of vitamin C and 0.12 g of acid per 100 ml of juice. Most seeds are small, averaging 0.63 g in weight. The tree flowers in late March and the fruit ripens in late June. The flesh is crisp, sweet, with small seeds, making it a high-quality variety with high fruit set and abundant yield.

　　The cultivation of Zengcheng Crystal Ball Lychee strictly follows the “Technical Regulations for Pollution-Free Lychee Production” issued by the Ministry of Agriculture of China. Eleven aspects are rigorously controlled to ensure the quality of the lychee variety, including orchard site selection and establishment, planting, soil management, fertilization management, water management, pruning, cultivation of fruiting mother branches, controlling winter shoots to promote flowering, strengthening flowers and protecting fruits, pest and disease control, and harvesting.