England's Orchard and Nursery

Chinese Date (JuJube)

Trees grown in pots and field grown. Known as Dai Chu in Korean. A small tree and shrub up to thirty feet tall that bears edible fruit, which are cherry to plumb size and very sweet. Can be eaten fresh, dried or used in place of raisins. 4 to 5 feet tall at time of shipping.

1 to 2 feet tall (small) $20.00; 2 to 3 feet tall (medium) $30.00; 4 to 6 feet tall (large) $35.00 - GRAFTED. Zones 5-9

Jujube
Jujube

  • Li - Large rounded fruit 1 1/2 inch long x 1 inch in diameter, and up to 3 ounces. Best eaten fresh, ripens Aug.
     
  • Tiger Tooth - Produces elongated fruits that are excellent for drying. Sweet and bright red when ripe. Long, slender fruit, up to 2 1/2" in length. Very sweet, good for humid areas.
     
  • Russian #1 - Large to medium size fruit, very sweet and highly productive, very precocious.
     
  • Russian #3 - Oo Sene Hun name in Chinese is a very heavy producer of very sweet medium size fruit. Dries well and is a good keeper.
     
  • R3T1 - From an old planting of trees planted in 1932 in TVA project in central Tennessee in a test plot for fruit exploration. Limbs are arched in herringbone shape, no significant thorns, small fruit spurs. 40mm x 25 mm pear shaped, mixed sizes of medium to large fruit. Medium season.
     
  • Globe - Very large, round fruit which is best dried.
     
  • MU - Introduced to the US 90 + years ago by Frank Meyer, then lost. Recently found in an obscure botanical garden. Large fruit has a rich and fully jujube flavor that is one of the best.
     
  • Tsao - Pronounced Zhou in Chinese. From Pennsylvania with the fruit pointed at both ends. Tsao in Chinese is the name for Jujube (actually "date" or "apple"). Excellent, sweet mid-season variety.
     
  • R4T3 - From the same planting of trees planted in 1932 in TVA project in central Tennessee. Good tree form, large amounts of fruiting spurs. Attractive tree. 66mm x 22mm. Very large pepper shaped hooked fruit. Very sweet fruit with long thin seed. Medium season. The best of all great flavors.
     
  • R7T2 - From the same planting of trees planted in 1932 in TVA project in central Tennessee. The limbs were only at the top center mass of growth. Is very much a tree form. 60mm x 22mm. Medium size fruit, large crops of fruit pointed at both ends. Very sweet small seed, good flavor.
     
  • R3T4 - Straight wood, small fruit spurs, small thorns. Large fruit, 40mm x 28mm. Sweet, best eaten fresh. A heavy producer.

 

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