Mauritius Lychee Live Tree, Air Layered Litchi Chinensis Fruit Plant, 2–4 Feet Tall, Tropical Exotic Fruit Tree, 3 Gallon Pot

Bring the taste of the tropics to your home garden with a Mauritius Lychee (Litchi chinensis) live fruit tree. Known for its fragrant, floral-sweet fruit, the Mauritius variety is a popular choice for gardeners in suitable subtropical climates. This air-layered tree is a wonderful addition to a tropical fruit collection, home orchard, or edible landscape.

🌱 Plant Details

• Plant: Mauritius Lychee

• Botanical name: Litchi chinensis

• Propagation: Air-layered

• Plant height: Approximately 2–4 feet

• Pot size: 3-gallon pot — please confirm this matches the option selected

• Fruit: Sweet, aromatic lychee with delicate floral notes

• Shipping restriction: No shipping to Hawaii

🍈 About Mauritius Lychee

Mauritius Lychee is valued for its delicious fruit and fragrant flavor. Lychees are enjoyed fresh and can also be used in fruit salads, desserts, beverages, and other culinary creations. The tree has attractive evergreen foliage and can become a rewarding long-term addition to a suitable home orchard.

This is an air-layered plant, rather than a seedling. Air layering is a vegetative propagation method commonly used to preserve the characteristics of the parent plant. Fruit production still depends on growing conditions, plant maturity, flowering, pollination, and climate.

☀️ Growing Conditions

Climate: Lychee generally performs best in warm to cool subtropical climates with seasonal variation. Mature trees benefit from a relatively cool, dry winter followed by warm conditions during flowering and fruit development. Persistent tropical heat without a suitable seasonal flowering period may limit fruiting.

Light: Choose a sunny location for outdoor growing. Protect young plants from harsh winds and extreme weather while they establish.

Watering: Water regularly while the plant is establishing. Keep the root zone evenly moist but avoid prolonged waterlogging. Established trees can tolerate some dry periods, although consistent moisture during fruit development is helpful.

Soil: Use fertile, well-draining soil. In areas prone to flooding or heavy rain, good drainage is especially important.

Wind protection: Young lychee trees can be sensitive to persistent strong winds. A sheltered location can help protect foliage and developing shoots.

🪴 Planting and Care

Allow your tree time to acclimate after arrival. Gradually introduce it to stronger outdoor sunlight if it has been growing under protected conditions. Avoid keeping the pot sitting in standing water, and protect the plant from unsuitable cold or extreme weather.

📦 Shipping Information

• One Mauritius Lychee live plant will be shipped.

• The plant is air-layered.

• Approximate height: 2–4 feet; natural variation is expected.

• No shipping to Hawaii.

• Plants are living products, so leaf shape, branching, and overall appearance may vary with the season and individual growth.

🌿 Please Note

Fruit production and harvest timing are not guaranteed. They vary with climate, plant maturity, care, flowering conditions, and pollination. Photos are representative of the plant variety; your individual plant may differ in appearance.

Add a Mauritius Lychee to your collection and enjoy growing this beloved tropical fruit tree!