Common Jujuba or Jujuba Tree (Ziziphus Jujuba)

Common Jujuba or Jujuba Tree (Ziziphus Jujuba)

Botanical Name: Ziziphus Jujuba

Also known as: 

• Red Date
• Black Jujube
• Ziziphus America
• Chinese Date
• Chinese Jujube

Common Jujuba or Jujuba Tree (Ziziphus Jujuba) is a deciduous tree or large shrub plant.

Common Jujuba or Jujuba Tree (Ziziphus Jujuba) is native from southeastern Europe to China growing 15 to 30 feet tall with a rounded or vase form. The branches typically have thorns and can be drooping in appearance. The fruit is edible and has been used in China for many years but is just becoming known in this country. The fruits mature from green with an apple-like texture and taste to a brownish-purple wrinkled fruit that is date-like. It can be eaten raw, dried or cooked. Fruit set may not occur in its northernmost zone due to a too-short growing season.

Care and Growth: 

Soil:Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay.

Light: Full sun 6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day.

Water: Regularly, waiting for the substrate to dry. They resist drought quite well.

Temperature: Plant does best in warm, dry climates, In winter minimum temperatures between -5° F (zone 6) and -15° F (zone 5) are the likely hardiness limits, trees have survived -25° F.

Fertilizer: Trees should be fertilized two to three times a year with a good quality complete fertilizer for good growth and fruiting and the heaviest fruit production occurs during the early spring months.

 

 

Flowering plants only blossom naturally in their respective seasons. Fruit-bearing plants only produce fruits naturally during their growing seasons. All plants are sold in generic nursery pots, and may naturally vary in colors/sizes from the exact images illustrated above.)

Plant Type:	Outdoor Plant
Plant Height:	180cm to 200cm, 120 cm to 140 cm, 140 cm to 160 cm
Pot Type:	Nursery Pot