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KEY:
A: VE = Very early; E = Early; M = Mid; L = Late; VL = Very late
B: I = Irregular; R = Regular
C: P = Poor; L = Light; M = Moderate; H = Heavy
D: VL = Very low; L = Low; M = Moderate; H = High
* Mean of two or more trees.

Cultivar	Time of Cropping	Regularity and degree of cropping		Tree Vigour	Years of fruit data	Mean weight (g)	Mean brix (°)	Mean fruit aril (%)	Chicken tongue (%)	Fruit quality	Comments
Amboina*	VE A	I B	P C	VL D	1	18.2	17.6	67	50	-	Poor tree structure
A. Neung Hai seedling	E-M	R	L	M	4	15.1	19.5	70	47	good	Variable seed size, aromatic, attractive
Bengal*	M	I	H	H	6	20.5	17.8	57	1	fair	Large, attractive, limited aril due to large seed Heavy cropper.
Brewster	M	I	M	H	3	21.5	18.5	63	3	fair	Large, attractive, limited aril due to big seed.
Chacapat	VL	I	M	M	5	34.2	16.3	68	10	poor	Very late, large, attractive but sour fruit with large seed. Parrots avoid.
Erewhon	L	I	M	VL	2	12.8	19.7	65	88	poor-fair	Small, only 2 crops in 10 years.
Fay Zee Siu* (Yook How Pow)	E	R	M	H	4	25.8	19.0	72	57	good	Uneven skin colour gives appearance of immaturity.
Gee Kee*	L	?		VL	1	15.4	16.3	75	18	fair	Young tree, only limited data.
Groff	M	R	P	M	5	12.0	17.2	69	86	poor	Unattractive, small.
Haak Yip Baidum*	M	I	L	M	2	16.6	17.3	63	11	fair	Very susceptible to mite and algae.
Haak Yip Charlie Tong	E-M	I?	M	M	4	17.4	17.9	67	1	good	A good Haak Yip type.
Haak Yip Chung Tie	M	I	P	M	1	21.8	15.6	70	0	good	A Haak Yip type.
Haak Yip Jim Jee	E-M	I?	H	M	4	19.1	17.1	68	0	good	A good lychee
Haak Yip Rochdale	E-M	R	H	M	6	18.6	16.6	67	0	good	A good lychee
Salathiel*	L	I	L	L	6	14.8	18.4	78	99	excellent	Very susceptible to mite. Can eat when less than full colour
Sampo Kaow	VE	I	L	H	5	24.8	18.2	61	3	poor-fair	Bad splitting, earlier than TS but poor quality, big seed, spiny.
Sang*	L	R	L	M	2	20.1	18.3	68	75	fair	Doesn't set well. Nothing special. Tai So flavour.
South Mission Beach	M-L	VI	L	M	2	11.4	21.8	65	24	poor	Very poor cropper.
Sum Yee Hong	M	?	L	L	1	11.3	21.1	67	26	poor	May not be Sum Yee Hong.
Tai So Group:
- Cheng*	E	R?	H?	H	1	22.4	19.0	69	22	fair-good	Young tree, typical TS.
- HLH Mauritius	E	R	H	H	4	21.6	18.4	68	11	fair-good	Typical TS.
- Hong Huey*	E	R?	H?	H	1	22.3	18.7	71	16	good	Young tree, typical TS.
- Kwai Mi	E	R	M	H	5	20.5	18.6	66	17	fair-good	The standard TS.
- Mauritius*	E	R	H	H	5	20.7	18.6	68	11	fair-good
- Maw Mong*	E	R	H	H	5	22.5	18.9	67	9	good	May not be as coloured.
- Muzaffarpur	E-M	R	M	H	3	18.5	17.5	70	7	fair	Slightly smaller than other TS.
Wai Chee*	L	R?	M-H	L	10	16.9	18.9	69	18	good	Good lychee.
Haak Yip Souey Tung	E-M	R	H	M	7	18.1	18.4	70	4	good	A Haak Yip type.
Haak Yip	E-M	R	H	M	5	17.1	17.4	70	2	good
How	L	VI	P	L	1	10.8	19.0	58	0	fair	Sweet like W.C,
Kiamana	E	?	L?	?	1	25.2	17.3	78	50	good	Young tree, looks promising.
Kaloke Bai Yaow	E	I	L	M	3	15.0	16.2	56	1	poor	Rough skin, very red, poor flavour.
Kim Cheng	?	I	L	L	1	17.1	14.7	70	0	?	Too few fruit to judge.
Kom	E-M	R	L	M	4	17.7	17.8	63	41	poor	Mixed size and maturity on the same panicle. Rough skin, tart.
Kom Hom Liam Chiak	LE	I	L	V	2	17.3	16.3	54	4	very poor	Tart, even parrots avoid.
Kwa Lok	L	?	L	L	3	19.3	17.8	76	68	fair-good	Lacks colour.
Kwai Mai Pink	M	R	H	M	7	16.9	19.8	71	24	good	Can eat when less than full colour. Can hold on tree.
Kwai Mai Red*	ML	I	L	M	3	13.0	18.3	63	25	fair	Not as good as KMP, poor cropper.
Luk Lai	L	?	H	L	3	18.9	17.6	69	31	good	Strong resemblance to Wai Chee, attractive, promising.
Miller 'A'*	-	VI			-	-	-	-	-	-	One crop in 9 years, very irregular.
Peerless	M	I	M	H	5	20.0	18.0	61	22	fair	Big seed similar to Bengal. Very attractive.
Cultivar	Time of Cropping	Regularity and degree of cropping		Tree Vigour	Years of fruit data	Mean weight (g)	Mean brix (°)	Mean fruit aril (%)	Chicken tongue (%)	Fruit quality	Comments

Acknowledgement: Australian Lychee Yearbook, 1991, Vol 1,
Evaluation of Lychee cultivars on the Atherton Tableland of North Queensland
by Ted Winston and Pat O'Farrell

DATE: November 1993

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