Sydney-born tennis sensation Johanna Konta says her heart is with Britain. For Australian tennis, Johanna Konta is the one that got away and sheâs not coming back. Born in Sydney and fluent in English and Hungarian â the first language of father Gabor â Konta headed to Spain when she was 14 to follow her tennis dream.
Prized for their sweet, fragrant fruit, lychees (Litchi chinensis) are tropical evergreen trees sometimes cultivated within U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11. Although most commonly propagated by air layering, most lychee varieties will also grow from fresh seeds. Once planted, the seeds will germinate in approximately one month if kept under consistently warm and shady conditions.
Botanical name: Litchi chinensis Sometimes known as litchi or a similar spelling variation, the exotic lychee fruit is from the soapberry family.The evergreen trees they grow on can reach 100 feet, and produce red or pale orange fruits with a tough, bumpy, easily peeled skin resembling large raspberries.resh or dried, lychees can be chopped into fruit or green salads. Stuffed lychees are popular with cream cheese and nuts. But like other little-known fruits, lychee is being exploited by interests hoping to make good on this super-fruit by turning it into a high-cost supplement drink or capsule.