THE jujube tree grows about 25 feet tall with a crown nearly 15 feet in diameter when mature (which, if planted today, would be 2036). Its size makes it one of the better specimens for a small ...

The American persimmon tolerates any well-drained soil. The trees prefer full sun and 10-15 feet to spread. The persimmon tree has a delicate root system and should be coddled the first few years ...

Jujube trees are generally hardy in USDA hardiness zones 6 to 9. While they prefer full sun and well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline, sandy soils, they can adapt to nearly any soil type.

The original jujube -- the real jujube -- is a fruit, not a candy. The fruit is hardly known in America, but the Chinese have been growing and eating jujubes for more than 4,000 years.

Q. I have a 12-year-old grafted jujube tree. Jujube babies grow all over my garden and into my neighbor's garden. What causes this? Should I remove it and plant it in a pot? N.B., Houston A ...

Just ate my day’s fill from one of the most sadly-overlooked landscape-quality fruit trees. Always amazed that everyone doesn’t grow it.

It’s a busy season at Jujube Orchard, where Gene Peng toils from sunup to sundown nurturing Asian pears, jujube fruit and chestnut trees, as well as a variety of Asian vegetables. Peng’s ...