Longan
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Longan, Dimocarpus longan, is a fast-growing, evergreen, well-branched, fruit tree that grows up to 14 m tall with a bole diameter of 1 m. It is native to Southern Asia. Its fruits are highly valued as a food and as a medicine. The fruit has a sweet mucilaginous flesh. It can be eaten raw or...
- Florida State Hort Society, 2006 The wedge grafting technique is described in detail for students, nursery growers and technologists.
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Growables 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...
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Longan is a handsome, erect, fast-growing, evergreen tree with a many-branched crown, usually growing 9 - 14 metres tall but able to reach a height of 25 metres or more. The bole can be 1 metre in diameter, sometimes with buttresses. The fruit is highly valued in the Orient, especially in China,...
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Convener T. Ha Le Editors T. Van Hau, S.K. Mitra, T. Drang Khanh Publication date 3 November 2020 ISBN 978-94-62612-91-4 ISSN 0567-7572(print) 2406-6168(electronic) Number of articles 37 Volumes 1 Place Hanoi, Vietnam
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Edible portion: Fruit, Leaves - Tea, Seeds A tree up to 12-40 m high with a low trunk and spreading branches. The tree has a rounded crown. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The trunk can be 80 cm across. There can be buttresses 2 m tall. The bark is corky. The twigs have 5 faint grooves....