Lychees

Use our zone-based planting guide to know when to plant lychees.

Plant name Zone Start seeds indoors (spring/fall) Start seeds outdoors (spring/fall) Plant seedlings/transplants outdoors (spring/fall) Plant spacing # plants per person
Lychees 3a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 3b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 4a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 4b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 5a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 5b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 6a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 6b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 7a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 7b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 8a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 8b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 9a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 9b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Lychees 10a Not recommended Not recommended May 1-30 30 feet 1 for the household
Lychees 10b Not recommended Not recommended May 1-30 30 feet 1 for the household
Lychees 11a Not recommended Not recommended May 1-30 30 feet 1 for the household
Lychees 11b Not recommended Not recommended May 1-30 30 feet 1 for the household

* Lychee trees grow in tropical subtropical areas of the world. Self-pollinating. Takes several years to bear fruit, so start with a seedling or grafting of an existing plant.