Brewster
Variety of Lychee · Litchi chinensis
Classic Florida commercial lychee with large, aromatic fruit.
Also known as: Chen Purple, Chen-Zi
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1🇺🇸 USA 1903
Taste & characteristics
Taste
juicysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Chinesische Landsorte aus Fujian, in Florida eingefuehrt
- Breeder
- Rev. W. M. Brewster
- Fruit weight
- 25 g
Description
Fruit
Large, conical-heart-shaped fruit with bright red skin. Juicy, sweet and aromatic flesh.
Growth
Vigorous, upright tree; brought from Fujian to Florida by missionary Brewster in 1903 and the standard cultivar there.
Yield
Mid-season; can bear alternately, but high yields in good years. Leading cultivar in Florida/Hawaii.
Notes
Seed size variable, often medium to large. Parent of several US selections (e.g. Bosworth-3).
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