Honey Jar Jujube- Variety InformationĀ
- Also called Chinese Dates
- Small to medium sized fruit which can be round to elongated.
- Extremely sweet fruit with an apple texture and flavor.
- Attractive, easy-to-grow tree.
- Hardy, drought-resistant, good in hot desert regions.
- Requires long, hot summer.
- Mature height is 15-20' with a spread of 15-20'.
- Self-fruitful
- It withstands wide ranging temperatures; from over 100° F in summertime to -20° F during winter dormancy.
- Require minimal chill and plentiful summer sun and heat to set fruit.
- Prefer sandy, well-drained soils and while tolerating many soil types, do less well in heavy, poorly drained soil.
- Drought tolerant, but better crop with regular water. Winter prune to maintain plant health.
- Yellow-green fruit becomes red, soft and wrinkled when fully ripe.
- Jujube trees do have thorns.
- USDA Zone 5-10, Requires 200 chill hours to set fruit.
- Protect when temperatures fall below -20°F.
- Click here to view our "Fruit Tree Variety Chart"
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This is a pre-ordered item. It will be ready to ship starting January 2026.
Tips:
- Require minimal chill and plentiful summer sun and heat to set fruit.
- Prefer sandy, well-drained soils and while tolerating many soil types, do less well in heavy, poorly drained soil.
- Drought tolerant, but better crop with regular water. Winter prune to maintain plant health.
- Jujube trees do have thorns.
- This fruit tree is shipped dormant and bare-rooted.
- This fruit tree is shipped dormant and bare-rooted.
- See below for "Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee"
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Click here for ourĀ Bare Root Fruit Tree Growing Guide (pdf)
Guia de cultivo para un arbol de raiz desnuda
Optimize Shipping:Ā Shipping is calculated by box size.Ā We can fit up toĀ 8 bare-root fruit trees in a box. Multi-budded fruit trees and Jujube trees will count as 2 due to branching. Optimize your shipping by ordering multiple trees.
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