All About Jujubes: The Fruit w/ Many FACES

In this one we talk about jujubes a fruit I have become quite fond of. You can eat them green, red, shriveled or fully dried and you'll get a different fruit each time.
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[@Qingeaton]

Interesting things about jujube trees. They fall into 2 groups in flowering habit... AM and afternoon/ PM. Any one flower only lasts 1 day, but the tree can flower for 60 days.
The parts that bear the fruit and fall off are called branchlets. On the branch itself, little "pine cone" looking structures are what gives rise to the fruiting parts. You can easily spot them once you know what you are looking for.

[@nothanks4573]

I live in northern Mexico and we are in the desert here. Jujubes LOVE the heat. All jujubes here, come the end of summer, will be loaded. You are right, they go through different stages while ripening and then drying. My wife likes then with a little red but mostly green. I like my fruit sweet so I like them 60-75 % red and this stage they will be as sweet as they get and still crunchy. It's like biting into sugar. Once they go full red they soften and start loosing moisture till shriveled. Hardiest fruit tree in the world. Can handle 20 - 120 degree temp swings from winter to summer. Thrives in drought conditions. You will never see someone watering a jujube here. They don't need it. Too much water they'll grow like weed. From the descriptions I have seen the variety grown here is the contorted So. Tops to 12 ft, won't go over a meter from tip to tip on oposing branches. Looks like a gigantic Bonsai tree if that makes sense.

[@lyonheart84]

Thanks for covering jujubes in a video, I've ordered a Li and a Lang from a specialist grower here in the UK, hopefully they will be delivered in December, I should think the plants will be small

[@johndietrich1965]

I have mine planted in ground here in PA but haven't got any fruit yet. My trees are still young but looking forward to trying them. Thanks to BigBill.

[@huynhcindy512]

Hello, I just bought a sugar cane jujube yesterday. How big of a container should I plant it in permanently? What type of soil or fertilizer should I use? Thank you.

[@mamabearC879]

Thank you.

[@huynhcindy512]

When they are dried it is Chinese red date. We remove the pits and boil with dried black bean. And drink as tea. It's good for people with anemia

[@alexagustin3378]

I am from the Philippines and i am interested to plant jujube. Whete can i get my Jujube seedlings? Thanks

[@saswk1]

You honey jar is an early variety and the sweetest of them all.
Not sure about Honey Jar, but I know that some Jujube varieties could easily handle extreme sub zero temperatures. If you have the space, put them in the ground, several years down the road, you’ll be glad you did.

[@RossRaddi]

when I've got the room for sure.

[@winrockywin331]

Do you bring your jujube trees inside in the winter or can I keep them outside in Zone 6?

[@everyone8043]

I usually pick my jujubes when just the bottom of the fruit turns brown/red. That's when they taste the best to me.

[@carolgebert7833]

Is this a fruit that would be good for juicing? (Assuming one removes the pit)

[@lekanashanary5559]

Hi are you sale jujube tree?I like sweet tiger tooth jujube tree

[@tavyfavorite1149]

What state are you from?

[@roccoconte2960]

always wanted to try some never got around to it,do they both produce or is one just a pollenater , looks like your getting attacked by squearls ,they cause a lot of damange in my garden.

[@RossRaddi]

to your Jujubes specifically?

[@waynewoolsey6422]

My Tree is about as high as the power lines in my back yard. i hate that thing.. when i mow my grass, the thorns from the branches rip my face off. every time.

[@RossRaddi]

Lmao.

[@lekanashanary5559]

And where your nursery at

[@richardwilliams3839]

I like these fruits which I had space in my yard for it

[@AAHomeGardening]

I have a dongzao and lang

[@normaaustin9171]

What does a person use Ju Jubee for. I never heard of a Ju Jubee tree. Wow that is one strange looking fruit. Can you grow a tree from that seed?

[@RossRaddi]

Yes, you can.

[@kyotoibrahim4135]

Kirim indonesia bisa bos?

[@everyone8043]

Update please. I have my jujubes in half barrel size pots and was told they can't be grown in pots very long. I've only had them in pots for a year and I think I need to put them in the ground already.

[@RossRaddi]

My potted trees have a massive crop this year. More water the better.

[@everyone8043]

@@RossRaddi Thank you for your reply and your helpful vids. They are still in pots? Do you trim the branches and roots like a bonsai? (I don't think I'll be able to keep mine in pots.) Also, what do you do with the root suckers? I'm new to your channel and would like to see an update video on these. I'm getting into figs too. Growing in central Arizona.

[@LuminousTurtle2029]

@@everyone8043Late reply but if the suckers bother you, just prune them off. if you're having trouble with the main tree not fruiting, leave the suckers on and their flowers will help pollinate the main plant. They can be grown in pots. Their roots tend to be invasive, especially if the roots are disturbed. If you put them in ground, don't plant them near water pipes. Before you plant them in ground, think about how you'd feel if they started sprouting up everywhere, because they might. And sucker plants tend to be thorny. If you have enough room to plant them safely, then they should be fine in ground as long as there's good drainage where you want to put them. Good luck!

[@everyone8043]

@@LuminousTurtle2029 thank you. I actually still have them in their pots and they are now budding out. Most seem to be doing ok. They seem to draw wasps to them which really cut up the spring foliage. I love the fruit.

[@diegopalomino1200]

We have jujube tree, it produces 2 crops per year.

[@bibisalimaabdulla8374]

What type of jujube and where do you live

[@devangi2728]

So u live in the UK

[@reinahughes4849]

Can you sale seed please I need bad but the one and eBay came dead from China no one sale and USA I Ben looking for mots

[@RossRaddi]

Sorry. I don't sell seed.

[@jewelakkharapiwat4991]

You can get them on Etzy.com too

[@hellohaveagoodday9954]

Home Depot sale it

[@LuminousTurtle2029]

One thing to keep in mind is that jujube seeds do not breed true, meaning the fruit on the new tree will not be like that of the parent tree.

[@lekanashanary5559]

USA

[@ey2477]

what fertilizers do u use?

[@RossRaddi]

See my video on fertilizing containers.

[@lanle-ri4wj]

Do you sell jujube if yet how do I order that

[@RossRaddi]

I sell cuttings in November.

[@lanle-ri4wj]

@@RossRaddi how much you sell

[@alexagustin3378]

@@RossRaddi hi. I am interested to try your cuttings. I am from the Philippines. How much? Thanks

[@ngatran4785]

965

[@mamabearC879]

Thank you .