we china have alot of jujube .very cheap if you are interesting pls contact me : qujinlong1@126.com or skype : allenallen7878

Zonlu... I am interested in getting a couple of jujube. How much do you charge, including shipping? I only want the thornless variety, either Li or Honeyjar. Thanks.

England Orchard, burntridge Nursery, and edibleslandscaping eat-it.com has them in the USA.

Hi Tony, is your Honey Jar in a pot or in the ground? I live in Papillion and have been considering adding Paw Paws and Jujubes to my little backyard orchard as well, but am concerned about them surviving our winters.

Tony, you are in an enviable situation. All your trees will be bearing fruits. we are still not certain if we are going to stay at our house to make this type of investment (energy rather money)! Send us some update pictures....

dear . i am in china . if you are in china i can send you tree for free. alot of dates tree , kiwi tree , apple tree in my home town.

Zoniu... that's very generous of you. I am in US. I am Chinese and can read the sign in your picture. That's very impressive that you have the largest organic jujube farm in China! I love jujube since I was a child and am missing the fresh fruit from the tree. I also use the dried dates in soup. Such useful fruit! I am planning to order one tree (so it has to be self fertile) for my small yard. Hence I am looking to buy either the Li or honey jar variety, but it will take a few years before it can fruit :-(

Those look great Tony. I'm excited to start eating mine too, I have sugarcane and Li, and they are the stars of the garden this year. I'm wondering how you managed to get viable seeds, since all the pits i have ever opened were empty... Was there any trick to germinating them?

I got lots of varieties that pollinate each other including wild Jujube rootstocks that flowers. I use a vice grip slowly tighten to crack them to check for viable seeds. Each pod has 2 seeds. I loved Jujube. Easy to grow. Very low maintenance trees and I get sweet and crunchy treat. It got more than ten time the Vitamin C than oranges.

Tony

I love them too, especially dries, but I did not know that about the vitamin C! I also like that they are not bothered by the late spring frosts which often do in most of my traditional fruits.

Did you plant the seeds in the ground or in pots? Do the seeds germinate easily?

Yes, the seeds germinate very easy. I grew them in pots. I let some grew out to see how good they are and others I used as rootstocks to graft more Honey Jars and give them to my family members.

Tony

Wow sounds interesting. Is it possible to send me some honey jars and sugarcane seeds ? I can do sase or paypal you the postage. I will learn to graft when the seedlings are old enough :-)

Thanks.

Do you have any advice on planting one of these? or recommendations for site selection? I think I will try one of these in the spring.

Thanks!

Definitely full sun, they don't seem to be picky about soil, and are very drought tolerant. Many varieties have spines, so don't plant them where they will tear your shirt every time you walk past. They do tend to grow slowly when young. I would start with a five gallon size or bigger if possible.

Is it too late to plant my Honey Jar Jujube in the ground (zone 5b)? I have 2 potted ones purchased this spring. Thanks.

Now is a good time to plant them in-ground to get their roots established. Just make sure you have a tree guard on the base of the trees to prevent rabbits eating the barks and kill those trees.

Tony

Thanks Tony! Will plant them this coming weekend. Bought chicken wires for the tree trunks, and shiny ribbons for the deer. Can I also grow bush apricot in zone 5b ( have 1 in a pot)? I ordered 1 Li Jujube for 2018 spring from Hidden Spring Nursery, that should be hardy enough too, right? Looking for Chinese hawthorn tree, do you know where I can find one? The previous house owner of the country house left me 11 fruit trees ( apples, pear, cherry, peach, and one unknown) and 8 grape vines. I will order some hardy persimmon trees next spring to keep the fruit collection going. :-)

I ordered 1 Chinese Hawthorn from Burnt Ridge for next spring. Hawthorn has many health benefits. If anyone is interested Burnt Ridge has it.

http://www.thealternativedaily.com/health-benefits-of-hawthorn-berries/

I had a lots of tiny blooms on my 2 Honey Jar Jujube trees this summer, but no fruits. What happened? What should I do next season to have some jujube fruits? Thanks

Hi Tony: Please tell me: " it takes how many years for your seedlings to bloom?" Thanks Kquat

It takes around 2 years.

Tony

I have Sherwood jujube; it has been in the ground about 6 years and has yet to fruit. I have a few root suckers that I harvested and planted into pots. How long should it take to fruit?

I had a similar experience. I grafted several other types on to the Sherwood and the year I grafted them it started making a few fruit. Now about 6-8 years later if fruits profusely. I even shake the tree hard early in the season to get rid of young fruit. Still I end up with more than I can consume or give away.