Data sheet

Litchi chinensis

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	evergreen, single stem, C3 photosynthesis
Habit	erect	Category	fruits & nuts, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	35	15	40	Soil texture	medium, organic	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1000	1700	700	2800	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	13	9	29	32	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	2000	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	6.5	5	8.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-5	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.	wind
Introduction risks.