Yongxing Lychees

Yongxing Lychees

Yongxing lychees are a geographical indication certification trademark.

Yongxing lychees are a designated agricultural geographical indication product.

　　Yongxing lychees are a specialty of Xiuying District, Haikou City, Hainan Province.

　　Yongxing lychees: Yongxing Town has long been known as the “hometown of lychees.” Owing to its unique volcanic ecological resources, the area preserves around ten thousand original lychee trees of various types and strains, making it a veritable museum of the world’s native lychee germplasm. Rich in various mineral elements from the volcanic soil, Yongxing lychees are large in size, small in seed, delicious in taste, and bright in color, and are also believed to offer health benefits when consumed regularly. Premium varieties include Dadixiang, Ziniangxi, Seedless Lychee, and Yutan Mili, among which Nandao Seedless is the finest of Yongxing lychees—a rare and precious seedless cultivar in the world, hailed as the “Best Lychee in China.”

　　Yongxing lychees are obliquely heart-shaped or heart-shaped; the fruit apex is rounded and slightly inclined; the peel has large, coarse, polygonal cracks resembling toad skin, with deep and wide sutures running the entire length of the fruit; the color is bright purplish-red; the flesh is thick, soft, milky white, juicy, mildly sweet, and aromatic; the seed is relatively large. Yongxing lychees have an edible rate of ≥65%, soluble solids content of ≥15%, soluble sugar content of ≥15.7%, and total acid ≤1.35g/kg.

　　Ziniangxi Lychee: Originally named Toad Red, its parent tree is located in Yongxiu Daoxin Village within the volcanic ash radiation zone of Leihuling, with a tree age of over 100 years. Ziniangxi lychees weigh about 80 grams per fruit, and are known for their early bearing, high yield, exceptionally large fruit size, attractive appearance, and good storability. The flesh is thick and soft, juicy and mildly sweet, earning them the reputation of the “King of Lychees.”

　　Dadixiang Lychee: The parent tree is located in Rulin Village, Jianqun Township, within the volcanic ash radiation zone of Leihuling, with a tree age of over 100 years. Dadixiang lychees are currently one of the best-performing varieties among the small-seed types. The flesh is milky white, tender and crisp in texture, mildly sweet with aroma, and the fruit is appealing in appearance, with relatively stable and high yield, and excellent quality.

　　Nandao Seedless Lychee: The parent tree is located in Zhongnan Island Village near Leihuling, with an estimated tree age of around 100 years. Nandao Seedless is one of the rare and valuable seedless lychee varieties in the province, the country, and even the world. The fruit is seedless, with a high edible rate, soft and juicy flesh, mildly sweet and slightly acidic taste, and superior quality.

　　Yongxing Lychees

　　Yongxing Town Agricultural Service Center, Xiuying District, Haikou City, Hainan Province

　　13733631

　　Lychees