England's Orchard and Nursery

Chinese Date (JuJube)

Trees grown in pots. 1 to 2 feet tall (small) $25.00; 2 to 3 feet tall (medium) $35.00; 3 to 5 feet tall (large) $40.00 - GRAFTED. Zones 5-9 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 and cooked into sauces. Limited quantities.Large size trees shipped in Spring Only

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. Available in the spring only dug and shipped bare root 3 to 5 feet tall
     
  • 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.
     
  • Xu Zhou- New introduction NEW! - Produces a large and very sweet fruit crisp fruit that is best for fresh eating. Fruit is elongated and tolerates higher humidity and produces well. Fruit is from the Shandong providence of China.
    Limit one per customer.
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    xuzhou fruit
    Xu Zhou Fruit     		Xu Zhou tree
    Xu Zhou Tree
  • 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.
     
  • Lang - Large fruit (approx. 2.5" x 1 "), pear shaped, fruit is red when ripe. Best when dried and made into jujube butter. Can be eaten fresh when red ripe. Can be substituted for apples in pies and is extremely productive. Large trees, available in spring only, are dug and shipped bare root 3 to 5 feet tall.
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    Lang fruit (Jujube)
    Lang Fruit     		Lang Tree (Jujube)
    Lang Tree
  • Sherwood - Fruit is dense, fast growing tree, has Barrel shaped fruit that is sweet, and is an up right grower that prefers a drier climate to set fruit well.
    Available in the spring only. Dug and shipped bare root. 3 to 5 feet tall.
     
  • GA-866 - Large elongated fruit ripening in mid-fall, close to Lang. This jujube has remarkably high sugar content with a sweet apple flavor. Performs well in high humidity areas.
    Available in the spring only. Dug and shipped bare root. 3 to 5 feet tall.
     
  • Sugar Cane - Sugar Cane-Medium fruit which can be round to elongated. Extremely sweet fruit but on a very spiny plant. The fruit is worthy of the spines! Available in the spring only. Dug and shipped bare root 3 to 5 feet tall.
     

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