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Origin
Native to Asia, longan was introduced here in the early 1900s and is grown in Hawai'i, California, and South Florida. There are numerous cultivars of longan; 'Kohala' is the variety most planted in Florida. 4
In 1954, rare-fruit pioneer William Whitman introduced the superior 'Kohala' cultivar from Hawai'i. 9
Description
The longan is a large evergreen tree that is becoming very popular in South Florida landscapes. Native to southeast Asia, this beautiful tree produces showy clusters of grape-like fruit during the mid-to-late summer. Trees can grow as high as forty feet or more and are well-adapted for a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions. 3