東(dong)莞(guan)荔枝(zhi)品(pin)種繁多(duo),以(yi)桂味(wei)和糯米(mi)糍為主。桂味(wei)荔枝(zhi)果色鮮紅,近圓(yuan)球形,果皮龜裂片凸起,裂紋明顯,縫合線明顯,裂片峰尖銳,每(mei)千克(ke)顆數在60個以(yi)下;核小,多(duo)退化;果肉厚(hou)且呈乳白色,肉質爽脆(cui),清甜多(duo)汁,有(you)(you)桂花香味(wei)。東(dong)莞(guan)荔枝(zhi)產區(qu)(qu)位于廣(guang)東(dong)省東(dong)南(nan)部,產區(qu)(qu)地(di)形地(di)貌(mao)復雜,主要分布在東(dong)部、南(nan)部、中部的山區(qu)(qu)、丘(qiu)陵、埔(pu)田(tian)片區(qu)(qu)。地(di)勢東(dong)南(nan)高、西北低(di)。地(di)貌(mao)以(yi)丘(qiu)陵臺地(di)、沖積平(ping)原為主,土層深(shen)厚(hou)疏松、透氣(qi)性能好,保(bao)水(shui)保(bao)肥力強(qiang),有(you)(you)機質和礦(kuang)物(wu)元素豐富。
東(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)(guan)荔枝(zhi)產區(qu)位于(yu)廣東(dong)(dong)(dong)省東(dong)(dong)(dong)南(nan)部(bu),珠江(jiang)(jiang)口(kou)東(dong)(dong)(dong)岸(an),東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)下游(you),東(dong)(dong)(dong)與惠州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)接壤,南(nan)與深(shen)圳相(xiang)連,西與廣州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)番禺、南(nan)沙(sha)隔海相(xiang)望,北(bei)(bei)與廣州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)增城、惠州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)博羅(luo)隔江(jiang)(jiang)相(xiang)鄰。東(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)(guan)荔枝(zhi)地(di)域保護范(fan)圍覆蓋整個(ge)東(dong)(dong)(dong)莞(guan)(guan)市境內(nei)的厚街(jie)、大(da)朗、黃江(jiang)(jiang)、謝崗、塘廈、清(qing)溪、大(da)嶺山(shan)、鳳(feng)崗、常平、長安、虎門(men)、樟(zhang)木頭、橫瀝、茶山(shan)、企(qi)石(shi)、寮(liao)步、東(dong)(dong)(dong)坑(keng)、南(nan)城、橋頭、東(dong)(dong)(dong)城、沙(sha)田、石(shi)碣(jie)、石(shi)排、中堂、道滘、洪梅、麻(ma)涌(yong)、望牛墩、高埗(bu)、萬(wan)江(jiang)(jiang)、莞(guan)(guan)城、石(shi)龍等32個(ge)鎮街(jie)和松山(shan)湖(hu)(生態園),地(di)理坐(zuo)標位于(yu)東(dong)(dong)(dong)經113°30′57.19″~114°15′19.74″,北(bei)(bei)緯22°39′22.94″~23°08′41.58″。種植面(mian)積9478.067公(gong)頃,總產量11633噸。