litchi chinensis.md

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height: up to 15 - 28 m

info

products

stem: provides structural support, not typically used for products.

fruit: highly valued, sweet, and aromatic, commonly consumed fresh, dried, or canned.

leave: occasionally used in traditional medicine

bark: seldom used, sometimes for medicinal purposes.

flower: not widely utilized but essential for fruit production.

uses

plants/fruits: primary use for its sweet, aromatic fruits.

plants/greens: leaves are not typically consumed as greens.

plants/nuts: does not produce nuts.

plants/grains: does not produce grains.

plants/flowers: flowers are crucial for fruit production, not widely used otherwise.

plants/resins: does not produce resins.

plants/timber: wood is not widely used.

plants/medicine: parts of the plant, including the fruit, leaves, and bark, are used in traditional medicine.

plants/fuel: not commonly used for fuel.

plants/textile: not used in textile production.

plants/fertilizer: plant parts are not commonly used as fertilizer.

data

sun requirements: full sun to partial shade.

water requirements: regular watering, prefers moist but well-drained soil.

soil ph: slightly acidic to neutral (5.5 - 7.0).

plant/roles in permaculture guilds: provides shade and attract pollinators.

spacing in meter: typically 6-10 meters apart.

germination days: seeds typically germinate in 7-10 days.

strata: mid canopy to upper canopy.

days to maturity: fruits mature approximately 140 days after flowering.

plant, harvest, pruning calendar in months:

planting: spring

harvest: summer

pruning: late winter to early spring

good neighbors: citrus trees, banana, mango.

bad neighbors: walnut (juglone-sensitive plants).

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