cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/21477992
What did you harvest recently? Post photos if you like, and brag about what you grew or foraged.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/21477992
What did you harvest recently? Post photos if you like, and brag about what you grew or foraged.
All basically sea level. I was in a longan & rambutan grove last week, with some trees as old as 80 years.
I don’t want to ask for your exact location, but longan at sea level is… unusual. Don’t take it for granted. Cherish it.
Yeah I wouldnt expect the elevation to be an issue? I’ve always found it growing at sea level/ warm climates. My understanding is that it can’t withstand cool temperatures. Its for a friends farm, but we don’t expect fruits for decades.
In order to flower well, longan usually needs a “winter” season with min temps <12°C and/or less rain. While fruiting, hot and wet is best. At sea level in the tropics, the low temps usually don’t occur, and even if the winter is dry enough for longan to flower (but not dry enough to kill it), the other half of the year usually doesn’t get as hot as subtropical summers, so the fruits might not develop properly. Either you have a strange tropical breed of longan, or you are very lucky to have the right conditions where you live.