Even without the delicious fruit, this is a beautiful landscape tree. The canopy is rounded and the branches cascade gracefully downward, sweeping the ground if allowed. Leaves are long, dark green, and shiny. I have pruned mine to create a clear space under the tree, so that I can set out my motion detector sprinkler to guard the fruit when it is ripening. Each year I battle the birds and squirrels for the fruit, and they usually win, but the "smart sprinkler" does at least scare them off enough that I get some of the fruit. Although this area of Florida was a commercial lychee growing location, and there are still many large and beautiful trees in yards around Sarasota, we are on the northern end of the dependable fruiting zone. If we get a few cold nights in March/April when the blooms are on the tree, it sets very few fruits, if any. It also naturally seems to alternate years of heavy fruiting and lighter fruit set. I'd certainly recommend this tree for a lovely landscape feature, but would advise you not to set your heart on reaping a large crop of fruit every year.

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