東莞荔枝品種繁多(duo),以(yi)(yi)桂(gui)味和糯米糍為主。桂(gui)味荔枝果色(se)(se)鮮紅,近圓球(qiu)形,果皮龜(gui)裂片凸起,裂紋明顯,縫合線(xian)明顯,裂片峰尖銳,每(mei)千克顆數在60個以(yi)(yi)下(xia);核(he)小(xiao),多(duo)退(tui)化;果肉(rou)厚且呈乳(ru)白色(se)(se),肉(rou)質爽(shuang)脆,清甜多(duo)汁,有桂(gui)花(hua)香(xiang)味。東莞荔枝產(chan)區(qu)位于廣東省東南部(bu),產(chan)區(qu)地(di)(di)形地(di)(di)貌復(fu)雜,主要分(fen)布在東部(bu)、南部(bu)、中部(bu)的山區(qu)、丘陵(ling)、埔田片區(qu)。地(di)(di)勢(shi)東南高、西北低。地(di)(di)貌以(yi)(yi)丘陵(ling)臺(tai)地(di)(di)、沖積平原為主,土(tu)層深厚疏松、透氣(qi)性能好,保(bao)水保(bao)肥力強,有機質和礦物元素豐富(fu)。
東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)莞荔枝產區位(wei)于(yu)(yu)廣東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)省東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)南(nan)(nan)部,珠江(jiang)口東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)岸,東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)下游,東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)與(yu)(yu)惠州(zhou)(zhou)接壤,南(nan)(nan)與(yu)(yu)深圳相連,西與(yu)(yu)廣州(zhou)(zhou)番禺(yu)、南(nan)(nan)沙(sha)隔海相望,北與(yu)(yu)廣州(zhou)(zhou)增城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、惠州(zhou)(zhou)博(bo)羅(luo)隔江(jiang)相鄰。東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)莞荔枝地(di)域保護范(fan)圍覆蓋整個(ge)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)莞市境內的厚(hou)街、大(da)朗、黃(huang)江(jiang)、謝崗(gang)、塘廈、清溪、大(da)嶺山、鳳崗(gang)、常平、長安、虎(hu)門、樟木頭、橫瀝、茶山、企石(shi)(shi)、寮步、東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)坑、南(nan)(nan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、橋頭、東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、沙(sha)田、石(shi)(shi)碣、石(shi)(shi)排、中堂、道滘(jiao)、洪梅、麻涌、望牛墩、高埗(bu)、萬江(jiang)、莞城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、石(shi)(shi)龍(long)等32個(ge)鎮街和松(song)山湖(生態(tai)園),地(di)理坐標(biao)位(wei)于(yu)(yu)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)經(jing)113°30′57.19″~114°15′19.74″,北緯(wei)22°39′22.94″~23°08′41.58″。種植面積9478.067公頃,總產量11633噸。