Thank you so much for this video. I just bought a bag of Jujubes at different ripening stages and had no idea how to eat them. I have now tried them and think they are yummy!
A bag of these was given to me by an older Vietnamese lady in San Francisco. I don’t know if she grew them or bought them at an Asian market, but it was my first experience with them. I agree with the Apple comparison, but for me there was more crunch than actual taste. Thank you for this video.
Thanks for that video! I have a Jujube tree in my yard that is about 8 years old and it was making new trees everywhere.. But I was told it was a Pole Apple tree. Just found out last month what it really is! :) NOW i know how to snack on them :) Thanks!
We used to eat them as kids at the movies, but they were hard as rocks and came in a box. It was candy that only had the name in common with this fruit. In fact, I never knew until I saw your video just now that there was such a thing! Previously I thought jujube was just a marketing name. Thanks for sharing. Learn something new every day! Life is good when I do!
this fruit abounds in saudi arabia..it does not grow tall over there but so crispy!.i like it so much..but in phils. it grows tall..hard to reach out its fruit!..
@@californiagardeningmom3441 no it’s like it undried you eat around the pit and spit out the seed. It’s almost the same only it’s mushy and has a raisin taste to it.
Heather, I just found some of these for the first time at our local produce market here in east central Florida. My daughter has had the opportunity to try several different things on her bucket list like passion fruit, longan fruit, rambutan, and mangosteen, if I spelled all of them correctly. So I had to buy some and I don't recall what they were charging a pound for the jujube's, but I grabbed a few of the brown ones exactly like what you have in your hand. The smooth ones. They were similar to eating styrofoam with a slight apple flavor. They were very light and not what you would expect from an apple. They weren't juicy at all. I found your youtube post searching for more information on them and was curious if maybe they're better where you're growing them? Are they supposed to be very light in your hand? Are they supposed to have the texture of an apple or something more like that of styrofoam? I didn't mind them, but wouldn't buy them again. However, like yourself, I love gardening and would robably grow them just for the conversaqtion piece. Thanks for any information you can provide. Jeff
Hey! So glad you are trying lots of different fruit that is so fun! In my experience they aren't light like styrofoam unless they've been dried on the tree (the brown shriveled one) or dried off the tree. The ones you ate were probably picked some time ago thus dried out on the inside. When picked fresh with the speckled brown spots they're crunchy and sweet and have a nice texture. Hopefully you'll get to try them again sometime!
When I was in the Harris County Master Gardeners (Houston), our mentor, Bill Adams, was an Agriculture Extension agent and noted fruit tree expert. We had at least a half dozen jujube varieties that regularly bore good to excellent fruit. Varieties that are popular in California mostly did poorly in our extreme climate. One thing Bill taught us was that jujubees should be harvested in the morning to keep the fruit from being excessively dry (like styrofoam).
Also, do they grow well, or at all, in the Midwest? I’m in Ohio & it can get pretty cold in the Winter. We grow great apple trees here so I was wondering about the Jujube tree. Thx again!
There was a lady from China who said they were fairly cold hardy in Central China. Forrests of wild jujube trees grew there , she said. Google says this variety, Li (Lee) is good to -20°F or more USDA Zone 5 or higher.
Did you get those two off of your tree, and how many did you get off of your tree at that size? I am thinking about getting a tree, but I really want to try to buy some to taste test before I buy. You all say it tastes like an apple, but not. And everyone provides various descriptions for the fruit at different stages, but nothing can beat first hand experience. They are not sold very locally here where I live; however, one the the two sellers of the tree in my state is right down the road from me, but they cost quite a bit. Great video, by the way. Informative, well-filmed, and concise.
Thanks for the comment! Yes I got those off my tree and actually the first year I planted it I got quite a few. Probably 20 or so. The year this video was filmed was last fall and I got approx 40 to 50 I would say. They are heavy producers and not all the fruit ripens at the same time so you keep getting fruit for a few months at least in my zone (zone 9b). Yes the texture is like a dry apple but the flavor is sweet. I would say the sweetness of an apple without the tartness....at least if you eat it when it's green with some brown on it. Dried is a completely different flavor weird and doughy but an ok flavor.
Sweeter than an apple does sound good. What I thought was neat to hear about the fruit is that it can dry on the counter or even the tree. To me that means no dehydrator. No oven. And it is supposed to be edible at every stage, which would mean no waste---which I would compost the waste. I was also impressed with the nutrition of the fruit and to hear that there aren't a lot of bug predators. Tree needs no treatments. And a tree that has its fruit ripening at a longer interval is ideal to me, because I want to be able to eat fruits fresh over a longer period of time instead of having a glut and a burnout, or having to can or freeze a whole bunch of stuff at a certain time. I am in zone 9a.
Well, my parents came out to visit and we had talked about the tree before, and so we went over and they bought me one. Mom is really looking forward to getting some of the fruit from me, and my dad got a bit aggravated when he stuck himself on a thorn while loading it in the back of the truck.... Still looking forward to trying the fruit.
Thank you so much for this video. I just bought a bag of Jujubes at different ripening stages and had no idea how to eat them. I have now tried them and think they are yummy!
That is awesome!!! Fun to try new fruit
Thank you, I bought one in my organic store yesterday and had no clue how to it it !! Merci 💚
Chinese use the dry one for soup and tea.
A bag of these was given to me by an older Vietnamese lady in San Francisco. I don’t know if she grew them or bought them at an Asian market, but it was my first experience with them. I agree with the Apple comparison, but for me there was more crunch than actual taste. Thank you for this video.
Thanks for that video! I have a Jujube tree in my yard that is about 8 years old and it was making new trees everywhere.. But I was told it was a Pole Apple tree. Just found out last month what it really is! :) NOW i know how to snack on them :) Thanks!
That's awesome! They're pretty good!
We used to eat them as kids at the movies, but they were hard as rocks and came in a box. It was candy that only had the name in common with this fruit. In fact, I never knew until I saw your video just now that there was such a thing! Previously I thought jujube was just a marketing name. Thanks for sharing. Learn something new every day! Life is good when I do!
That's awesome! Yes I know the candy you're talking about and had forgotten about them! I guess they really are named after the fruit. Cool!
Thank you for making this informative video :)
Can you eat the core/seeds? Because in apples I don’t eat the core. Thx!
this fruit abounds in saudi arabia..it does not grow tall over there but so crispy!.i like it so much..but in phils. it grows tall..hard to reach out its fruit!..
The dried one, asians dry them till there hard to cook them and eat them that way, well boiled for soup.
Oooo I'll have to try that. Do you take the seed out before drying?
@@californiagardeningmom3441 no it’s like it undried you eat around the pit and spit out the seed. It’s almost the same only it’s mushy and has a raisin taste to it.
Where did u buy Jujube plant?
You ate the seed?
Heather, I just found some of these for the first time at our local produce market here in east central Florida. My daughter has had the opportunity to try several different things on her bucket list like passion fruit, longan fruit, rambutan, and mangosteen, if I spelled all of them correctly. So I had to buy some and I don't recall what they were charging a pound for the jujube's, but I grabbed a few of the brown ones exactly like what you have in your hand. The smooth ones. They were similar to eating styrofoam with a slight apple flavor. They were very light and not what you would expect from an apple. They weren't juicy at all. I found your youtube post searching for more information on them and was curious if maybe they're better where you're growing them? Are they supposed to be very light in your hand? Are they supposed to have the texture of an apple or something more like that of styrofoam? I didn't mind them, but wouldn't buy them again. However, like yourself, I love gardening and would robably grow them just for the conversaqtion piece. Thanks for any information you can provide. Jeff
Hey! So glad you are trying lots of different fruit that is so fun! In my experience they aren't light like styrofoam unless they've been dried on the tree (the brown shriveled one) or dried off the tree. The ones you ate were probably picked some time ago thus dried out on the inside. When picked fresh with the speckled brown spots they're crunchy and sweet and have a nice texture. Hopefully you'll get to try them again sometime!
grocery-bought jujus are not as good due to early harvesting. Best to grow trees so you could get fresh fruits at their peak.
When I was in the Harris County Master Gardeners (Houston), our mentor, Bill Adams, was an Agriculture Extension agent and noted fruit tree expert. We had at least a half dozen jujube varieties that regularly bore good to excellent fruit. Varieties that are popular in California mostly did poorly in our extreme climate.
One thing Bill taught us was that jujubees should be harvested in the morning to keep the fruit from being excessively dry (like styrofoam).
Also, do they grow well, or at all, in the Midwest? I’m in Ohio & it can get pretty cold in the Winter. We grow great apple trees here so I was wondering about the Jujube tree. Thx again!
I'm not sure!
There was a lady from China who said they were fairly cold hardy in Central China. Forrests of wild jujube trees grew there , she said.
Google says this variety, Li (Lee) is good to -20°F or more USDA Zone 5 or higher.
Thank you! Just bought some out of curiosity and didnt know what to do.
Awesome!
Haha, same here 🤗
Me too
You forgot to mention there is one big seed in the center there that you apparently discarded.
I need to buy some. I’ve been looking for some since I was a kid and never came across any in the markets near me.
They are so good!
are they safe to eat as is picked off the tree? or are they weird like cashew fruit, where there's toxic elements etc?
Yep perfectly safe! I've eaten tons the last few weeks
Yes,they are safe to eat coz they can grown organically
there 're not any toxic elements.
Did you get those two off of your tree, and how many did you get off of your tree at that size? I am thinking about getting a tree, but I really want to try to buy some to taste test before I buy.
You all say it tastes like an apple, but not. And everyone provides various descriptions for the fruit at different stages, but nothing can beat first hand experience. They are not sold very locally here where I live; however, one the the two sellers of the tree in my state is right down the road from me, but they cost quite a bit.
Great video, by the way. Informative, well-filmed, and concise.
Thanks for the comment! Yes I got those off my tree and actually the first year I planted it I got quite a few. Probably 20 or so. The year this video was filmed was last fall and I got approx 40 to 50 I would say. They are heavy producers and not all the fruit ripens at the same time so you keep getting fruit for a few months at least in my zone (zone 9b). Yes the texture is like a dry apple but the flavor is sweet. I would say the sweetness of an apple without the tartness....at least if you eat it when it's green with some brown on it. Dried is a completely different flavor weird and doughy but an ok flavor.
Sweeter than an apple does sound good. What I thought was neat to hear about the fruit is that it can dry on the counter or even the tree. To me that means no dehydrator. No oven. And it is supposed to be edible at every stage, which would mean no waste---which I would compost the waste.
I was also impressed with the nutrition of the fruit and to hear that there aren't a lot of bug predators. Tree needs no treatments.
And a tree that has its fruit ripening at a longer interval is ideal to me, because I want to be able to eat fruits fresh over a longer period of time instead of having a glut and a burnout, or having to can or freeze a whole bunch of stuff at a certain time.
I am in zone 9a.
Sounds like this is the tree for you!
Well, my parents came out to visit and we had talked about the tree before, and so we went over and they bought me one.
Mom is really looking forward to getting some of the fruit from me, and my dad got a bit aggravated when he stuck himself on a thorn while loading it in the back of the truck....
Still looking forward to trying the fruit.
Awesome! Good luck!
Yummy, yummy. You didn't show the pit, it can break teeth if bite too hard into it.
People told me that it helps to sleep. Is it?
I've heard that too
Hmmm. I would have thought that once dried down they would be sweeter.
Yes me too! But not the case for my tree!
@@californiagardeningmom3441 I just planted a Li and a Sugar Cane. Hope they do ok here in Nebraska.
That's awesome!!! They're great and unique
Is jujube pronounced “joo joo bee” or “joo joob”?
I've always heard it as "Joo Joo bee"
yes