Rambutan Nephelium lappaceum

Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) is a tropical fruit plant grown for sweet lychee-like fruit. Suited to full sun and high light and free-draining, fertile compost, it reaches about 2–4 m with a 2 m spread. Harvest in with sustained tropics heat for fresh eating and preserving.

  • Sun: Full sun and high light
  • Soil: Free-draining, fertile compost
  • Watering: High in growth; never waterlogged
  • Harvest: With sustained tropics heat
  • Difficulty: Hard

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