Ziziphus jujuba syn. Ziziphus mauritiana
Jujube
'Jujuba' is a tropical, evergreen fruiting tree that can grow up to 15 m high with. The tree is thorny, and the fruit, usually oval, are 1-2.5" (2.5 - 6.25cms) long, with crisp, white flesh, and smooth shiny, thin skin.The mature fruit are red to purplish black in colour, and wrinkled,looking like small dates. .A British grower says "This shouldn't really be surviving here. It is not the toughest normally. It should have delicious cherry sized ovate fruits with medicinal qualities, but it has only flowered once in our climate. It should be a medium size tree but mine has lived in a pot all of its life restricting its size. This is about all I know apart from its sharp thorns. Love its decorative appearance."
Contributed by @robbiec
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Jujube
Latin name
Ziziphus jujuba syn. Ziziphus mauritiana
type
Tree
family
Rhamnaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
4.00 M
4.00 M
Ziziphus jujuba syn. Ziziphus mauritiana
'Jujuba' is a tropical, evergreen fruiting tree that can grow up to 15 m high with. The tree is thorny, and the fruit, usually oval, are 1-2.5" (2.5 - 6.25cms) long, with crisp, white flesh, and smooth shiny, thin skin.The mature fruit are red to purplish black in colour, and wrinkled,looking like small dates. .A British grower says "This shouldn't really be surviving here. It is not the toughest normally. It should have delicious cherry sized ovate fruits with medicinal qualities, but it has only flowered once in our climate. It should be a medium size tree but mine has lived in a pot all of its life restricting its size. This is about all I know apart from its sharp thorns. Love its decorative appearance."
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in light, sandy, well-draining soil in full sun.
Flowering
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Flowers in mid to late Spring. The flowers are hermaphrodite i.e.have both male and female organs, and are pollinated by Insects. The flowers are followed by berries in Autumn
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