Item Number: FT249
Jujube Sugar Cane Tree
Jujube Sugar Cane Tree
Crisp fruit with extra sweetness
Sugar Cane jujube trees are prized for their small, oblong fruit with an intensely sweet flavor and crisp texture. The fruit’s thin, edible skin and rich taste make it perfect for fresh eating or drying into chewy, date-like snacks. This self-fruitful variety is highly productive and thrives in hot, dry conditions, requiring little care once established. Sugar Cane trees grow vigorously in full sun and well-draining soil, making them an excellent choice for home gardeners and small orchards. The tree’s attractive green foliage and fragrant flowers add ornamental value to the landscape. With its unparalleled sweetness and adaptability, Sugar Cane is a standout variety for jujube lovers seeking a delicious and reliable tree.
Standard root stock.
- Zones: 5-10
- Chill hours: 150
- Harvest: September 4 - October 15
- Looks: Fruits are reddish-brown when fully ripe. Small to medium sized round fruit.
- Personality: Round fruit is smaller than Li. Sweet, crunchy flesh.
- Facts of note: Tree is precocious, hardy, drought resistant, virtually pest and disease free. Requires long, hot summer. Very low chill requirement.
- Pollination: Partly self-fruitful. Pollenized by any other jujube.
Ideal Growing Conditions
The Sugar Cane Jujube tree thrives in a sunny location with well-draining soil, making it an ideal choice for planting in areas with hot, dry summers. As a deciduous fruit tree, the Sugar Cane Jujube requires minimal care once established, and will quickly grow when planted in the ground or a container with the right soil mix. These trees, sold shipped dormant to ensure they arrive in top condition, break dormancy in spring and produce delicious, sweet, reddish-brown fruit by fall. For best results, plant in a location with full sun and temperatures that can support its growth, and make sure the soil is not too clay-heavy or waterlogged. Fast shipping ensures you can get your tree immediately, ready for the growing season.
Pollination and Yield
The Sugar Cane Jujube tree is partly self-fruitful, meaning it can produce fruit on its own, but planting multiple jujube trees nearby, such as a Li or other cane jujube variety, will improve pollination and yield. These deciduous fruit trees require a sunny location with well-draining soil, and with proper care, they will yield a high quantity of sweet, reddish-brown fruit by fall. Shipped dormant, these trees break dormancy in spring, and with fast shipping, buyers can begin growing their trees immediately to enjoy delicious, crunchy jujubes as they ripen to perfection in late summer.
Harvesting and Use
Harvesting Sugar Cane jujubes begins when the fruit turns a rich reddish-brown color, typically between September and October, depending on the season’s temperatures. These sweet, crunchy fruits are perfect for fresh eating or drying into chewy, date-like snacks. Once the sugar cane jujube tree breaks dormancy in spring and thrives in a sunny location, it produces abundant fruit by fall, making it a highly productive deciduous fruit tree. Fast shipping ensures that buyers can plant their trees immediately, enjoying the delicious harvest each year with minimal care once established.
Growing and Care Tips
To ensure healthy growth, plant your Sugar Cane jujube tree in a sunny location with well-draining soil, as these deciduous fruit trees thrive in hot, dry conditions. Once the tree is shipped dormant, it will break dormancy in spring and grow vigorously through the summer months, producing sweet, delicious jujubes by fall. Keep the tree pruned and water it regularly, but avoid overwatering, as jujube trees are drought-resistant and prefer dry soil once established. With proper care, including planting in the ground or a large container, your tree will yield an abundant harvest of small, round, reddish-brown fruit, ready for picking when fully ripe.
Why Buy Sugar Cane Jujube Tree From Us?
When you buy a Sugar Cane jujube tree from us, you’re getting a high-quality, productive tree that thrives in hot, dry conditions and produces sweet, delicious fruit with a crisp texture. Our trees are shipped dormant, carefully packed in the same box, and arrive ready to be planted immediately in a sunny location. With fast shipping and expert care, you’ll be able to grow your own jujube trees, enjoy abundant harvests of reddish-brown fruit by fall, and experience the satisfaction of growing this hardy, drought-resistant fruit tree in your garden or small orchard.
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Description
Description
Sugar Cane jujube trees are prized for their small, oblong fruit with an intensely sweet flavor and crisp texture. The fruit’s thin, edible skin and rich taste make it perfect for fresh eating or drying into chewy, date-like snacks. This self-fruitful variety is highly productive and thrives in hot, dry conditions, requiring little care once established. Sugar Cane trees grow vigorously in full sun and well-draining soil, making them an excellent choice for home gardeners and small orchards. The tree’s attractive green foliage and fragrant flowers add ornamental value to the landscape. With its unparalleled sweetness and adaptability, Sugar Cane is a standout variety for jujube lovers seeking a delicious and reliable tree.
Standard root stock.
- Zones: 5-10
- Chill hours: 150
- Harvest: September 4 - October 15
- Looks: Fruits are reddish-brown when fully ripe. Small to medium sized round fruit.
- Personality: Round fruit is smaller than Li. Sweet, crunchy flesh.
- Facts of note: Tree is precocious, hardy, drought resistant, virtually pest and disease free. Requires long, hot summer. Very low chill requirement.
- Pollination: Partly self-fruitful. Pollenized by any other jujube.
Ideal Growing Conditions
The Sugar Cane Jujube tree thrives in a sunny location with well-draining soil, making it an ideal choice for planting in areas with hot, dry summers. As a deciduous fruit tree, the Sugar Cane Jujube requires minimal care once established, and will quickly grow when planted in the ground or a container with the right soil mix. These trees, sold shipped dormant to ensure they arrive in top condition, break dormancy in spring and produce delicious, sweet, reddish-brown fruit by fall. For best results, plant in a location with full sun and temperatures that can support its growth, and make sure the soil is not too clay-heavy or waterlogged. Fast shipping ensures you can get your tree immediately, ready for the growing season.
Pollination and Yield
The Sugar Cane Jujube tree is partly self-fruitful, meaning it can produce fruit on its own, but planting multiple jujube trees nearby, such as a Li or other cane jujube variety, will improve pollination and yield. These deciduous fruit trees require a sunny location with well-draining soil, and with proper care, they will yield a high quantity of sweet, reddish-brown fruit by fall. Shipped dormant, these trees break dormancy in spring, and with fast shipping, buyers can begin growing their trees immediately to enjoy delicious, crunchy jujubes as they ripen to perfection in late summer.
Harvesting and Use
Harvesting Sugar Cane jujubes begins when the fruit turns a rich reddish-brown color, typically between September and October, depending on the season’s temperatures. These sweet, crunchy fruits are perfect for fresh eating or drying into chewy, date-like snacks. Once the sugar cane jujube tree breaks dormancy in spring and thrives in a sunny location, it produces abundant fruit by fall, making it a highly productive deciduous fruit tree. Fast shipping ensures that buyers can plant their trees immediately, enjoying the delicious harvest each year with minimal care once established.
Growing and Care Tips
To ensure healthy growth, plant your Sugar Cane jujube tree in a sunny location with well-draining soil, as these deciduous fruit trees thrive in hot, dry conditions. Once the tree is shipped dormant, it will break dormancy in spring and grow vigorously through the summer months, producing sweet, delicious jujubes by fall. Keep the tree pruned and water it regularly, but avoid overwatering, as jujube trees are drought-resistant and prefer dry soil once established. With proper care, including planting in the ground or a large container, your tree will yield an abundant harvest of small, round, reddish-brown fruit, ready for picking when fully ripe.
Why Buy Sugar Cane Jujube Tree From Us?
When you buy a Sugar Cane jujube tree from us, you’re getting a high-quality, productive tree that thrives in hot, dry conditions and produces sweet, delicious fruit with a crisp texture. Our trees are shipped dormant, carefully packed in the same box, and arrive ready to be planted immediately in a sunny location. With fast shipping and expert care, you’ll be able to grow your own jujube trees, enjoy abundant harvests of reddish-brown fruit by fall, and experience the satisfaction of growing this hardy, drought-resistant fruit tree in your garden or small orchard.
Visit our Fruit Tree Central for a listing of all our fruit tree videos and articles.
Visit Tree Characteristics for a listing of all our fruit & nut tree growing characteristics.
The Jujube originated in China and its fruits are often referred to as Chinese Dates. It withstands wide ranging temperatures; from over 100° F in summertime to -28° F during winter dormancy. Require minimal chill and plentiful summer sun and heat to set fruit. A small, deciduous tree, growing 20-40 feet, it is well protected from late spring frosts by delayed budding. Prefer sandy, well-drained soils and while tolerating many soil types, do less well in heavy, poorly drained soil. Drought tolerant, but better crop with regular water. Winter prune to maintain plant health. Few pest problems. Immature fruit is green and ripens to yellow-green with mahogany-colored spots and becomes red, softening and wrinkling when fully ripe. Most prefer eating before fully ripe. High in Vitamin C. Please note that Jujube trees have thorns. Suggested plant spacing is 10 feet apart. Browse all our jujube trees for sale.
Please Note: Although most of our bare-root trees arrive to our warehouse in mid-December, there are a few varieties that will not arrive until mid-January. If you order any of those varieties along with varieties that arrive in mid-December, your order will be delayed for shipment until mid-January. If you'd like us to split your shipments, please contact us at (888) 784-1722 or orderdesk@groworganic.com. Additional shipping charges will apply.
Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Cannot ship to the following states: HI, AK, PR, GU, VI
Shipping Weight: 5.0 lb
Dimensions: 47.5"L x 7.3"W x 2.75"H
Features
Features
- Bare Root
- Suited to Warmer Climates
Characteristics
Characteristics
Planting & Care
Planting & Care
Useful Information
Useful Information
Guarantee
Guarantee
Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee
* Claim deadline is June 15th
We guarantee that your dormant tree or plant will arrive in good, viable condition. If your tree arrives in substandard condition, notify us within 3 days of delivery. Please email pictures of the box, inside packaging, the tree and its roots to helpdesk@groworganic.com. We will investigate your claim and process a request to exchange or refund the damaged product.
If your dormant tree or plant has not grown new leaves by June 15th, you may be eligible for our Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee. This guarantee provides for a store credit for the purchase price of the tree, excluding shipping. Please see the Instructions below.
Important Dates:
- April 1st Dormant trees/plants must be planted in the ground
- May 15th Perform scratch test, if no new leaves have grown
- June 15th Deadline to apply for a dormant tree/plant credit
All required documentation must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. Claims or documentation received after June 15th will be denied, without exception. Instructions listed below
Terms and Conditions
We cannot guarantee that your tree or plant will remain alive and healthy after it is received, or bear fruit as there are too many variables in your environment that are beyond our control (i.e. soil preparation, weed and pest control, proper irrigation, chill hours, compatible hardiness for your growing zone, proper choice of pollinator, extreme weather, rodent damage, disease, etc.).
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide a replacement tree/plant of the same species either that same growing season or in future years. Customers are responsible for all shipping fees associated with replacement trees and plants.
If we determine that the tree you purchased directly from us is not viable, we will issue you a store credit (not a refund) for the purchase price of the affected dormant tree or plant. Shipping is not included in the dormant tree/plant guarantee. Store credits can be used to purchase any product we sell and are valid for use only until July 1st of the following year.
Historically, 98% of our dormant trees and plants grow and thrive when they have been cared for and planted using our growing guides. Dormant trees and plants must be planted in the ground by April 1st in order to be eligible for credit. If the ground in your area is still frozen solid, you may temporarily plant your tree or plant in a pot.
Potted, non-dormant trees or plants are excluded from this guarantee as they are not dormant at the time of shipment. Evergreen trees such as citrus, avocado and olive trees are not available for credit under the Dormant Tree and Plant Guarantee.
Instructions
We guarantee that your dormant fruit tree or plant will leaf out, if you care for it according to our growing guides. In the unlikely event that your dormant tree or plant does not have leaves by May 15th, follow these simple steps to apply for a store credit:
Before you call or email, please perform a “scratch test” to determine if the tree or plant is still alive. This video shows how to check for live tissue under the bark. Scratch tests need to be done a few inches above and below the graft.
Green Cambium Layer / Living Trees
If the cambium layer under the bark is green, give your tree a little more time. It is still alive, but hasn’t come out of dormancy yet. Check to make sure that it is getting the right amount of deep root water, enough sunlight and that the weather is warm enough for that type of tree/plant to come out of dormancy. Every tree has its own personality and will come out of dormancy at different times. Be sure to submit the required documentation listed below by June 15th, if it doesn’t grow leaves.
Brown Cambium Layer / Dead Trees
If the scratch test shows a brown cambium layer or if your dormant tree/plant doesn’t have leaves by June 1st, please email us at helpdesk@groworganic.com. All required documentation listed below must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. To be considered for the guarantee claim, all required documentation must be received by June 15th. Incomplete submissions will be denied.
Required Documentation
- Order number
- Name of dormant tree/plant and the quantity affected
- Photos of each tree or plant showing:
- The roots (tree or plant must be pulled out of the ground)
- The scratch test areas
- The entire tree/plant
We reserve the right to not issue credit for items that have already been replaced. We also reserve the right to require photographic evidence that the tree/plant was not killed by root rot, rodent or mechanical damage.
