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Kwai May Pink

Variety of Lychee · Litchi chinensis
Top-quality aromatic lychee with cinnamon fragrance and crisp, small-seeded flesh.
Also known as: Kwai Mi, Gui Wei, Cinnamon Flavour, Kwai May
Edible value8Medicinal value3Other uses1
🇨🇳 China

Taste & characteristics

Taste

crispsweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Chinesische Landsorte (Guangdong)
Fruit weight
20 g

Description

Fruit

Small to medium, round fruit with pink-red skin, often with a characteristic red suture. Crisp, very sweet, spicy-aromatic flesh.

Growth

Upright, vigorous tree; prized as a premium cultivar in Australia and China.

Yield

Mid- to late season; moderate yields, commercially important for its high quality and good storage.

Notes

High rate of small chicken-tongue seeds. Excellent fresh-market type with long shelf life.

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