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[Eric Farnsworth <tropicofkansas@sbcglobal.net>]

There are at least a couple of jujube trees fruiting here in Lawrence KS, 
which is still listed as zone 5. My trees will occasionally lose some of 
their recent growth to winter freezing, but they have been holding on.
My memory is that Hidden Springs sells jujubes - central Tennessee is not all 
that far from SW Ohio, is it?

Eric Farnsworth


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> From: "Michele Stanton" <6ducks@gmail.com>
> Subject: [NAFEX] Jujube
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> 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.
> 
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> Michele in SW Ohio
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> Growers
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> pondering Chinese jujube fruit
> KRQE
> ALCALDE, NM (KRQE) - The jujube tree and its fruit have
> flourished in China
> for 4000 years, and now two researchers believe it can
> thrive as an
> alternative ...
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> 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
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> From: "Michele Stanton" <6ducks@gmail.com>
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> Subject: [NAFEX] Jujube
> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 07:36:24 -0400
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> Is there anyone growing jujube in Zones 5-6-7 of the
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> 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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> Growers pondering Chinese jujube fruit
> KRQE
> ALCALDE, NM (KRQE) - The jujube tree and its fruit have
> flourished in China for 4000 years, and now two researchers
> believe it can thrive as an alternative ...
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> From: Lee Reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>
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> 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