Concubine Red Lychee

Concubine Red Lychee

　　Concubine Red Lychee

　　The Concubine Red Lychee, originating from Guitai Town in Qinnan District, Qinzhou City, is another premium new lychee variety from Qinnan District—the "Hometown of China’s Black Leaf Lychee"—following the success of the Qinzhou Red (Nanju Red) lychee variety, which originates from Xintang Town in Qinnan District. The Concubine Red Lychee has semi-transparent, sweet flesh with moderate aroma, and its texture is fine and tender with abundant juice. It contains 18.7% soluble solids; the flesh is thick, with an edible rate of 73.5%. The seeds are irregular in shape—some being long oval and others oval—with a dark brown color and visible seed ridges. The rate of seedless or "burnt pit" seeds is 46.0%, and the seeds account for 4.6% of the fruit's weight.