• The lychee tree can grow up to 40 feet high.
  • A little known fact is that lychee seeds contain toxic compounds that can induce unpleasant side effects in the digestive system after consumption.
  • Apart from being eaten fresh, this fruit can also be eaten dried. When eaten dried, the fruit gives a smoky flavor.
  • Lychee requires cold weather during the winter for the successful development of flower buds and warm, moist weather with high temperatures during the summer for the production of fruit.
  • It produces individual male and female flowers, meaning it’s a monoecious plant, gathered in long terminal clusters composed of up to 3,000 flowers.
  • Lychee is a perennial plant that can survive around 1,000 years in the wild.