Flowers grow according to nature, along with changes in the environment and, unless specifically cultivated, rely on the changing seasons and weather systems to procreate and thrive. These trees belong to Shahi, Rose Scented, Early Seedless, Dehradun, Shahi, Maclean, Green and Calcuttia varieties. Litchi chinenesis has a medium to large tree with glossy leaves. Plants are slow growing initially and spreading in nature after first 7-9 years. There are a number of occasions throughout the year that are always set in the same month and therefore have certain flowers associated with them. Male flowers appear on birch trees at the end of summer as clusters of erect catkins. The bark is grey in colour. The leaves are lanceolate in shape some times curves backward (seedless cultivars). Later on trees may grow as high as 12 meters. Lychee Tree Care: How To Grow Lychee Fruit In The Landscape These litchi trees produces flowers in the month of August –September and fruits mature in the month of December and January. There are three types of flowers in a panicle. Common Name: Lychee, Lychee flower Botanical Name: Litchi chinensis Family : Sapindaceae [soapberry family] Order : Sapindales Origin / Native: Guangdong, Fujian, China Category : Evergreen tropical fruit tree Height : Up to 90 feet tall Fruits, Flowers : Edible, red color fruits, Tiny, clustered golden yellow, white flowers, fragrant Category : Evergreen Flowering Month : Feb to April … Initially about 2 inches long, the green catkins overwinter on the tree, growing longer in the springtime. When the male catkins "bloom," they turn purple and release pollen to fertilize female flowers. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the World Agroforestry Centre have been hoping to better understand this phenomenon by studying 2 very special trees: an apricot (Prunus armeniaca) and a mountain peach (Prunus davidina) growing in the Beijing Summer Palace in China.Known as hysteranthous, this behavior of flowering first is significant because if a mass of flowers … Common Name : Lychee, Lychee flower Botanical Name : Litchi chinensis Family : Sapindaceae [soapberry family] Order : Sapindales Origin / Native : Guangdong, Fujian, China Category : Evergreen tropical fruit tree Height : Up to 90 feet tall Fruits, Flowers : Edible, red color fruits, Tiny, clustered golden yellow, white flowers, fragrant Category : Evergreen Flowering Month : Feb to April Genus : Litchi, Photographs: Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore[Bengaluru], Karnataka, India, Copyright © 2008-2019 flowerspicture.org. There are about 2000 plants of Litchi trees in Tamil Nadu. Some of the trees are more than 50 years old.