Professor Huang, who has researched the lychee for 30 years, states that Taiwan's climate and soil are ideal for lychee cultivation. Previous failures resulted from using inappropriate seed varieties and improper cultivation techniques.
經過兩、三年的埋頭苦幹，他們擇定果肉爽脆、含糖分極高的「黑葉」荔枝，進行推廣種植，此亦成為目前台灣坊間最常見的品種。