Hardy Edibles

Rhamnaceae

Chinese jujube / red date

Ziziphus jujuba

Chinese jujube / red date

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Survives zone 6 through 9

Crisp and apple-like fresh; sweet, wrinkled and DATE-LIKE when dried. Very high vitamin C.

Hardiness
Zone 6 to 9
Habit
Tree
Edible part
Fruit
Ripens
Sept
Mature size
Small tree 5–9 m; compact cultivars containerable
Light
Full sun (needs heat)
Soil pH
6.0–8.5 (jujube VERY alkaline- and salt-tolerant)
Environment
Warm-temperate semi-arid
Status
Cultivated
Years to fruit
1–2 yrs (exceptionally precocious — often fruits in its planting year)
Pollination
Partially self-fertile — much better with a 2nd cultivar