My mom has this growing in her yard but she can't remember if this is a lychee or longan plant... can someone tell from the leaves? She grew it from a seed.

Hi Betsy,

I sprouted Longan seeds in pots last year and have since planted them in the ground. I'll take a picture at first daylight and post (it's 4 AM right now over here).

Here's a picture of my Longan seedling.


The leaves do look like yours, but then again, Longan and Lychee are related and I don't know what Lychee leaves look like.

Hi Rainbow,
I tried googling leaves of both but didn't still couldn't figure them out. Thanks for your help. I guess we'll have to wait for blooms/fruit to develop.

You're welcome, Piksihk!

I think it's Longan, Lychee 's leaves are smaller, and the plant itself will stay small. We had them both growing everywhere in my home town.seeding will take a longtime to put out any fruit.

Thanks, Yan.

you are welcome! I wish we can grow them in Maryland too.