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[Lee Reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>]

I have little experience with jujube because it's not cold hardy here. Of course, though, I do grow it -- or attempt to grow it. The plant I had in the ground would always die back then resprout in spring. Because the plant flowers late and over a long period, I did actually get fruits. They were from the rootstock and didn't have time to ripen.

I'm now growing jujube in a pot that overwinters in my cool basement.

As George so kindly said, my book on uncommon fruits has a whole chapter on jujube, including some history, cultivation, propagation, and descriptions of many varieties. 

I know that there is, or was 30 years ago, a tree fruiting in Washington, D.C. in the garden around the National Botanical Garden in the shadow of the Capitol. I've also heard of Pennsylvanians successfully fruiting jujubes outdoors.

Lee Reich, PhD

http://www.leereich.com/

http://leereich.com/blog.html.

Books by Lee Reich:

A Northeast Gardener's Year

The Pruning Book

Weedless Gardening

Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden

Landscaping with Fruit

On May 5, 2010, at 9:35 AM, drosehngs1@juno.com wrote:

They do quite well here in humid zone 7 Delaware, at least my Li Jujube does.
Lee Reich will probably answer shortly, as he has a jujube chapter in his book.

George Drosehn
---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Michele Stanton" <6ducks@gmail.com>
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Jujube
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 07:36:24 -0400

Is there anyone growing jujube in Zones 5-6-7 of the Midwest or East?

I’ve tasted fresh fruit grown in California and really like it, but I don’t know how well the trees might do in a more humid climate.

 

Michele in SW Ohio

 

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