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["Needham Greg" <needhamgr@hotmail.com>]

Mark (and anybody else interested in jujubes),
    When I have tried growing jujubes in spots that only got part sun they 
have survived, but not fruited.  They seem to do better the more sun and 
heat they get.  That having been said about my own experience only, I do 
know how you can have your questions answered- contact Roger Meyer at 16531 
Mount Shelly Circle in Fountain Valley, CA  92708-2440- ask for a pricelist 
and how to order the jujube book!  Roger has by far the largest number of 
interesting jujube cultivars for sale (at least to my knowledge), including 
some new (to the U.S.) Chinese and Russian cultivars he has made available 
in the last few years.  I am thinking that the Russian ones in particular 
might be more worth a try if you have less heat, but he does sell Honey Jar 
too- and Lon is right, it has very sweet and flavorful fruit.  Roger has 
always sent me great plants, and he has sure collected some wonderful 
cultivars!  I also highly recommend his Jujube Primer and Sourcebook- it is 
great reading and is the only source I am aware of that gives a lot of info 
on jujubes- everything is covered in this book!  If you are interested in 
jujubes you owe it to yourself to get a copy!  And ask Roger which 
cultivar(s) will thrive and produce in your neck of the woods- he will know! 
 Hope this helps-

Greg


> From: "Mark Lee" <markl@nytec.com>
> Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: RE: [NAFEX] figs,mulberry and jujuge oh my!
> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:31:22 -0700
>
> Greg,
> Jujubes are displaying quite a diverse range of traits for you (size, 
> vigor,
> fruit production, flavor versus ripeness).  I live in an area that is in 
> the
> same minimum temperature range as you (USDA zone 7B/8A), but our summers 
> are
> cooler and more overcast.  I have looked into growing jujubes in the past,
> but decided against it since we just don't have the heat.  I'm now thinking
> it would be fun to grow some of these just for whatever blossoms manage to
> open in the late summer when things heat up.  The fragrance and insect life
> sound interesting.  Any suggestions on a jujube that might actually ripen 
> in
> a cooler climate?
> -Mark Lee, Seattle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Needham Greg
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:21 AM
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] figs,mulberry and jujuge oh my!
>
>
> Rob,
>      Jujubes are one of my favorite plants!  I have put together a modest
> collection over the past several years; here are some of my observations so
> far that might help:
> I have a mixed planting of cultivars I hoped might succeed in the humid
> southeast and provide pollen for each other- Sherwood, Silverhill,
> Fitzgerald, Abbeville, Admiral Wilkes, Li, Honey Jar, GA866, Suan Tsao, and
> Sugar Cane.  I also let a rootstock grow up for comparison.  Each cultivar
> seems to have its own personality, so for example, in terms of which are
> more productive,  each year since it was very small Honey Jar has put on 
> all
> the fruit it could hold, while Sherwood (on its own roots) which is a 
> couple
> years older is just now setting a few fruit.  My Li usually has a very
> modest crop, though I have had it the longest, while Fitzgerald, Abbeville,
> Silverhill, and Admiral Wilkes will set an unbelievable number of jujubes.
> Vigor really varies too- Silverhill, Admiral Wilkes and Fitzgerald shoot up
> each year like crazy, but Honey jar and GA866 have been much slower (I
> should point out that it has usually taken a season of getting
> well-established for all of my jujubes before they really are happy and
> start to grow well).  They like a lot of sun and to be fed and also watered
> if it is dry- this will help ripen a full crop!  Once established they are
> pretty tough!  My jujubes attract the most incredibly diverse collection of
> pollen- and nectar-hungry insects!  We see all kinds of ants, miniature
> bee-like creatures, flies in all sorts of irridescent colors, and some
> insects so small I can't tell what they are...
> It is a fascinating show to watch, standing among the jujubes on an
> afternoon and breathing in the grape soda smell produced by the flowers.
> Honey bees, etc. don't go near my jujubes, but the other little helpers do
> the job nicely.  I have had zero problems with insects, disease or even
> birds eating the fruit, but my children and I eat all we can hold every
> year.  Flavor varies among cultivars and with some tasting better at
> different stages- some need to be red-brown, others are good when just
> turning yellow, etc.
> This turned into a long message as I was trying to piece together an answer
> to your question of how to get the tree to fruit better!  I would say plant
> the cultivars that have been really productive for me (Silverhill,
> Abbeville, Fitzgerald, Admiral Wilkes, Suan Tsao, etc.)  But I wonder if
> there is some pollination magic happening that I am unaware of?  What if my
> most productive cultivars are able to be so because of pollen from one of
> the others?  This is one reason I tried to plant enough different jujubes 
> to
> make sure there was plenty of pollen for all.  As for dwarfing, some of my
> plants grow smaller and others larger, though I don't know about the
> eventual mature size of any of them- to me it looks like GA866 will be
> pretty dwarfy.
> I hope this helps!  Besides my own experience, my source for info on 
> jujubes
> (and the source for most of my plants) is Roger Meyer- thank goodness he 
> has
> done so much work with jujubes, rescuing material from the Chico Research
> station (like GA866!) and writing his Jujube Primer and Sourcebook!
>
> Greg
> zone 7/8
> coastal plain of North Carolina
>
> >From: rob hamilton <lostman_amiga@yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >Subject: [NAFEX] figs,mulberry and jujuge oh my!
> >Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 12:38:50 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >I was going to wait till the SFF meeting next month to
> >ask some of these question, but maybe some people here
> >may be able to help as well.
> >
> >Fig--
> >    Has anyone tried growing different fig varieties on
> >Blackjack fig rootstock to see if it will dwarf the
> >growth?
> >
> >Jujube---
> >      How do you get the tree to fruit better?
> >    What are the pollinators?
> >    Has anyone tried a variety called "GA866"?
> >      Can this tree be dwarfed as well?
> >
> >Mulberry--
> >    Has anyone tried to dwarf with Garaldi rootstock?
> >
> >Che--
> >   My che tree seems to be doing fine with a good flush
> >of leaves, but there is very little growth on it these
> >past two years.  What can I do to help it along?
> >
> >thanx
> >
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