Jujube fruit (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.)
Known as Chinese date, is native to China and has been grown and enjoyed for over 4,000 years. The tree is deciduous and is grown as an ornamental fruiting tree that can reach 30–40 feet tall (grown on a standard root stock), and grows well in the United States. Mature trees can produce between 40–100 pounds of fruit per season. Some varieties have spines on their branches and should be handled with care when planting.
Choosing a Variety of Jujube Tree
Li Jujube – A popular cultivar, produces large, round fruit that can weigh up to 3 oz. Good picked at the yellow-green stage and eaten fresh.
Lang Jujube – Another very popular variety that produces large pear-shaped fruit. For this variety it is best to eat dried fruit.
Honey Jar Jujube – The fruit is round to elongated and small to medium sized. Excellent for fresh eating, this jujube is very sweet and crisp, like sugar cane. Tree grows to 20 feet.
Jujube Shanxi Li Tree – the most popular fresh eating variety in China. Medium to large fruit that has a sweet apple flavor. Very productive tree.
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Bob, you can try and plant the seeds, but it will most likely take years for the tree to develop fruit.
I have been getting Seedless Jujube Dates for years and on my last order they all had full seeds. Can these seeds be grown and If so, how?
It seems jujube trees grow up to 20+ feet, is it easy to control the height by pruning?
Does it need two Jujube trees to cross pollinate? Thanks for your help.
Evita, no multi-grafted jujube trees are available from our grower.
Will you be offering multiple grafted jujube trees in the near future?