Ziziphus jujuba | Chinese Jujube, Chinese Date, Da Zao. Originated in … China | Tree

Ziziphus jujuba belongs to the plant family RHAMNACEĈ and Genus Ziziphus This Tree will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Ziziphus jujuba does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Ziziphus jujuba so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Ziziphus jujuba Chinese jujube,Chinese date,da zao is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Ziziphus jujuba | Chinese Jujube, Chinese Date, Da Zao is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

Ziziphus jujuba will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Ziziphus jujuba is a woody perennial. Chinese jujube (locally known in some parts as Chinese date) is deciduous in nature.

This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 40' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page

Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Dried;Pickled;Candy. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … spongy, sweet, date-like and dark brown in color when ripe, pleasantly acid when fresh becoming sweeter with ripening

Fruit … round or oblong and from 1/2 to 1 inch long

The fruit is round or oblong and from 1/2 to 1 inch long. It is spongy, sweet, date-like and dark brown in color when ripe, pleasantly acid when fresh becoming sweeter with ripening. Ziziphus jujuba is most often used in candy. Chinese jujube (sometimes called Chinese date) is most often used pickled, dried or fresh. Ziziphus jujuba is called da zao in Chinese. This plant is used as a traditional herbal remedy. It's used as an immunostimulant, a sedative and an antiallergenic. Only the fruit is used in herbal preparations.

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