Also known as Chinese dates. Jujubes have sweet, reddish-brown fruit. Great flavor and texture - apple like (when fresh) and date like when dried. Jujube trees have small glossy leaves and they tolerate extreme heat, drought & winter temperatures to -10° F.

It leafs out late spring and blooms early summer. Quick to bear, likes a 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.