However, Lang jujube needs a pollinator and Li jujube would do it. If you prune jujube back too far, it may grow and not produce any fruit for a year or two until it gets back to its previous size.

Ziziphus jujube, often called the Chinese date tree, is the fourth-to-last entry in the Sunset Western Garden Book, just ahead of Zoysia. But let’s not dwell on what is.

Terry currently has Li, a small round jujube and perhaps the most common in Southern California, and GA, a slightly larger, longer variety. Sherwood, a late-season jujube, should be ready to pick ...

Are you hoping you can get your jujube tree to produce more fruit? Here are some helpful tips to ensure this tree able to ...

The jujube is a major dry fruit crop in China and is commonly used for medicinal purposes. Here the authors sequence the genome and transcriptome of the most widely cultivated jujube cultivar ...

Looking for something pretty enough to eat? Why not a 'Red Baron' peach? A 'Sharp Velvet' pomegranate? Or a 'Li' jujube, a low-care tree with glossy, crisp, applelike fruit? Houston gardeners can ...

Jujube fruit has a sweet, applelike flavor and contains a small pit. Depending on the variety and ripeness, its flesh ranges from melting to dense to nearly crisp.

Journal Reference: Xingang Li et al. The Jujube Genome Provides Insights into Genome Evolution and the Domestication of Sweetness/Acidity Taste in Fruit Trees.

Looking and tasting like an apple and a date fused into one species, the Jujube has fast become one of L.A.'s multicultural fruit treasures. Originating in China, and transplanted here with very ...