Also known as Chinese dates. Jujubes have sweet, reddish-brown fruit. Good fresh - apple like or dried, tastes like dates. Jujube trees have small glossy leaves and they tolerate extreme heat, drought & winter temperatures to -10° F. Leafs out late spring. Blooms early summer. Quick to bear, likes well drained, sunny location. Zone 6-9. They are often the last trees to break dormancy. So don't worry if it takes a while for the tree to leaf out.
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This variety has the largest fruit, generally over 2" round, and is reddish brown, shiny and sweet. Self-fertile. Shanxi Li Jujube is hardy to Zones 6-10 in areas with warm summers.
Very twisted and spiraling thorny branches. A distinct ornamental with early ripening sweet fruit. Naturally dwarfing. Contorted Jujube "So" will need to cross pollinate with another jujube.
This variety is known for its firm, sweet fruit that is among the earliest ripening. Winter Delight™ jujubes oval shaped fruit is large, produced on a compact tree. From Northern China, this could be one of the hardiest varieties.
