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After a long gestation period (8 years) two grafted ,different jujubes have fruited . Their names are lost (by the nursery that sold it to me) but to all of you lusting after jujubes ,lust no more. I harvested them brown and wrinkled and they are vaguely sweet and a little crunchy; no more, no less. As someone once explained "Some fruits are meant to be rare"

Time: 27th March 2009 9:48am

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Jimmy says...
The seed is sharp and dangerous for kiddies to eat as well.

Time: 27th March 2009 12:13pm

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Jantina says...
My experience is different kert, we bought some dried jujubes from Perrys Fuit and Nut nursery and they were sweet and delicious,tasting similar to a date. Is it possible that yours are the indian jujube which is inferior to the chinese? My jujube is 3 years old, about two and a half metres high and has fruit on it. It's true the seed is sharp (much like a date pip) and should not be given to children.

Time: 27th March 2009 10:03pm

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denise says...
In my experience the sharp seed jujubes are the chinese and the indian one has round seeds.Also I have seen chinese cultivars performing poorly and I have heard of high quality Indian jujubes being grown in Thailand.--Dont give up looking and trying

Time: 28th March 2009 11:59am

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kert says...
Very interesting. Maybe they are Indian Jujubes . Can one tell by looking at the flowers or leaves ? Glowinski does mention sharp seeds in some varieties but I would prefer some other confirmation before deciding they are Indian.Glowinski says that shop bought jujubes are "candied".

Time: 31st March 2009 9:36am

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Julie says...
Jantina, I had the same experience - sweet-tasting jujubes. But when I read the packet I found they had added sugar!Probably candied, as kert says. No wonder they were so nice.

I tried to buy seed, but the company (can't remember who) won't send jujube seed to WA. The ones in the Asian grocery had their seeds removed. I think they may be one of those 'forbidden fruits' in WA.



Time: 31st March 2009 8:43pm

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Jantina says...
Hi Julie, I'm sure the jujubes I had were not candied but will check with Perrys when I get a moment. Tass1 in WA sells 5 varieties of Chinese jujube.

Time: 31st March 2009 10:20pm

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Peter says...
Jantina, wdo you have a contact website or email for Tass 1?

Time: 31st March 2009 10:34pm

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kert says...
I'm going to put jujube seed on ebAY . May as well salvage something from the exercise.

Time: 1st April 2009 8:35am

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Adam says...
Sorry to hear that the fruit washed out. I have a Chico tree that is fruiting well, however I eat the fruit fresh, not dried. Flavour is like a tart apple with a rich caramel overlay. I got interested in the trees after eating the fresh fruit in southern Spain.

No all dried jujubes are candied (although many are) and there seems to be a huge amount of variation in the quality of fruit for eating fresh or drying. The best variety in this country appears to be "Li", which produced 2 inch fruit.

More information here:

http://www.texasgardener.com/pastissues/janfeb08/Jujube.html

Time: 1st April 2009 10:46am

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Pauline says...
The only ones I have eaten jave been straight off the tree. Before they get wrinkled they taste a bit like a pear to me, I was not keen, but when they do wrinkly and dry they are very simluar to a date, yum. I don't remember what the seed were like, but I will pick some more soon and have a look.

Time: 4th April 2009 11:28pm

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abyssquick says...
I have a new cultivar vcalled "Thai Giant" it's an Indian type -very sweet, crispy large fruit on small prolific trees, also thornless. They grow in a fountain-like cascading of branches from the middle.

Highly recommend.

The Chinese jujubes are good, too but not as good as many of the Indian cultivars in my opinion. I have grown both, and in the tropics Indian for me is the way to go.

Time: 8th April 2009 1:24am

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Jantina says...
Alas America has many choice varieties of various things I would love to get my hands on but quarantine here will either refuse them or charge prohibitive sums to grow them for a while to make sure they are disease free. Such is life.

Time: 9th April 2009 2:04pm

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denise says...
Hi abyssquick,If you have some 20 or more spare seeds of the Thai Giant jujube I would be happy to pay costs. Clean seeds are freely allowed into New Zealand labelled ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA . Email is benking at smallminingtown dot com. Hope to hear from you.

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Anita says...
Hello !

I had traveled to India years back and had eaten a variety of jujube that was very small (size of pistachio), deep red in color (like a plum) and the flavor was a combination of sweet/tart. It was such a yummy little fruit!! The locals were calling it "Chani Bor" ! I am in search for botanical name for this particular plant and hopefully purchase a plant. Can someone please provide me more information about this little jujube fruit ??? Thanks in advance :)

TC :)



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Jantina says...
Hi Anita, the Indian jujube is called Zizyphus Mauritiana. I don't know if that is what you had but it sounds like it. Good luck.

Time: 17th April 2009 11:24am

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Kath says...
anybody know where jujube trees are available south of the river in Perth? thanks

Time: 23rd June 2009 12:20pm

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Manda says...
Tass 1 trees have jubube as well... well he did when i was last there... now some months ago

Time: 26th June 2009 5:28pm

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amanda says...
Does anyone know why Diggers won't send jujube to WA? It was just something I noticed... maybe another quarantine issue - but they are already here...? Are they weedy?

Time: 26th June 2009 8:30pm

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Jess says...
Wow, Diggers have jujube for sales?
I can't seem to find it on their website...



Time: 27th June 2009 7:56pm

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amanda says...
Hi Jess - only what is currently available is listed - it's under "others" or something similar (haven't been in there 4 awhile..)? I'm a Daleys recruit now!

Time: 27th June 2009 8:02pm

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Jess says...
Thanks Amanda,

Did the search on their website & it returns nothing.
They must have taken it off or it's not available.
Surely there must be other nurseries (apart from Perrys) that supplies jujube plants? There seems to be a huge demand for it. Unless it's to do with the weed issues.

Time: 27th June 2009 8:30pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
I have some GRAFTED jujube bare rooted trees FOR SALE please contact me jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au

Time: 27th June 2009 9:59pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
An update on JUJUBE (CHINESE DATE) GRAFTED AND BARE ROOTED TREES FOR SALE in Melbourne.
There are 3 varieties to choose from
Li: Large, round fruit
GA-866: An outstandingly sweet selection out of the Chico Research program. Large, elongated fruit.
Chico: Fruit is round but flattened on the bottom. Looks like small apples.
Excellent either fresh or dried.

They are rare but not tropical fruit trees so very suitable for Melbourne climate and fruit well in Victoria.

Available on order until August only.
For more information please contact jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au

Time: 29th June 2009 10:28pm

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amanda says...
Did u know.. Jujube is a noted weed in WA? Maybe that's why u can't get it from eastern suppliers.

Time: 1st July 2009 12:45am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Amanda,

The JUJUBE (RED CHINESE DATE) GRAFTED AND BARE ROOTED TREES FOR SALE in Melbourne is Ziziphus jujuba of Chinese variety. They are very sweet and rare species. their fruits are prized.

The one that is a weed that invades QLD, WA is the Indian Jujube or Chinee apple (Ziziphus mauritiana).
They look very similar but the taste is different.The weed one is not nice at all (small,very tangy, acidic, big seed too). no one is allowed to even remove the fruit or trees out of it location let alone selling it. Heavy penalty applies. Anyway, those weeds are too tropical to survive in Melbourne

Time: 1st July 2009 9:42am

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Michael says...
Hi Jujube for Sale in Melbourne,
Do you deliver your trees to NSW ? and which Jujube type is the one commonly found in Vietnam?

Time: 10th August 2009 8:08pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Michael,

Yes,I do delivery to NSW. The common jujube found in Vietnam is the Indian or Thailand variety, the Chinese jujube is not very common. Please contact me for more information
jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au.

Time: 10th August 2009 8:45pm

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HappyEarth says...
Hey Mr Jujube, I have a few questions regarding jujubes:

-do you need more than one tree for pollination?
-and do they have thorns or spines?
-can they be pruned to keep to a small height and still bear well?

Thanks, Rich



Time: 10th August 2009 9:37pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Rich,

You only need one tree, they have very litle thorns or spines. You don't need to prune, it does prune itself. Mine are 8 years old and I have never pruned them.

As the growing season commences, each node of a woody branch produces one to ten fruiting branchlets. Most of these are deciduous, falling from the plant in autumn.

BTW, They are fairly dwarfing in habit.

I hope this helps.

Time: 10th August 2009 9:51pm

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HappyEarth says...
Do you think that they would fruit well in Sydney? Do they sucker much?

Rich

Time: 11th August 2009 6:59am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Rich,

They do fruit well in melbourne, WA, SA for sure. I think They fruit well in NSW too as long as not tropical like Cairns and Far north where Indian one is more suitable because the fruiting season is also moonsoon season so fruits can be hard to ripe or split.

Mine are 8 year old and I have had only one small sucker so far and very weak litle one.

Time: 11th August 2009 8:22am

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Ellen says...
Hi Nguyet

When it comes to jujubes, people talks about sucker(s), what does that mean by it ?

Time: 11th August 2009 9:09am

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Ellen says...
Nguyet


By the way, by any chance, can we have a glimpse of your 8 yo jujube tree ?



Time: 11th August 2009 9:10am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Ellen,

Some trees producing baby plants (called suckers) on the ground surrounding the trunk or canopy of the tree. Very common on plum or persimon trees.

They are born from the roots under neath the ground. Normally, you just remove them because they are below the grafted point so if they ever produce fruit, those fruits are no good (little fresh and big stone).

The only way suckers are useful is to use as root stock and graft a named variety to it (it takes 4 years for the whole process & only 15% successful rate, that is why they are not cheap and rare to find because I guess not many nurseries are willing or bother to do it). Yours was done that way.

However, there is a catch that unless it is a very strong sucker there is no point in grafting to a weak sucker because it is going to produce a tree that not doing or fruit well.

I have never had sucker problem BTW.

Here is the picture I took two year ago at Spring time.

BTW, Dr Glowinski said in his book that jujube/Chinese date should fruit well in Canberra too.

Jujube tree is the one in the big pot which has young budding shoots


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Time: 11th August 2009 10:23am

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Ellen says...
Hi Nguyet


Since yours is being well kept in a big pot it has grown dwarf like size in height .

If I was to planted mine in ground, let's say in 8 yrs time, will it grown much bigger height wise ?

Time: 11th August 2009 1:45pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Ellen,

They are fairly dwarfing in habit in some ways and the picture was taken 2 years ago. It has grown a bit bigger now. I would say it would be 2.5 or 3 meters depending on what you give to the tree i.e dynamic lifter.

Since mine is in the pot so I prefer that size, much easy to pick fruits. And also mine started to have lots of fruits in the first year (I did not remove any fruits) so all energy diverted to fruits, not growing.

BTW, I did cut the top of the tree about 2 years ago to try to multiply more trees using cutting hormone for my siblings because I could not buy any but it did not work. I gave up and decided to search for suppliers to buy jujube trees instead.

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culebra says...
Hi JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE,
do you have any remaining Jujube trees available?

Amanda, limited web research suggests that jujubes have naturalised in WA, interestingly introduced from Asia prior to European settlement.




Time: 11th August 2009 6:25pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Culebra,

Yes, I still have limited quantity of jujube/chinese date trees for sale. please contact me on jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au. thanks.

Time: 11th August 2009 7:14pm

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john says...
Hey ALL,

TASS 1 TREES HAS HEAPS OF JUBJUBES. I GOT 3 LAST WEEK, THERE 1 MTR TALL AND JUST STARTING TO SHOOT. hE SAID IT WILL FRUIT IN THE FIRST YEAR. WILL SEE..

Time: 3rd September 2009 10:16pm

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Henry says...
Hi all,

My jujube trees are blooming heavily and I discover today that some leaves have been eaten by Green snails. I was told they are a serious pest in WA.

It would be wonderful if you could advice me how to eliminate them please.

Many thanks in advance.


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Jimmy says...
The blue bait on a monthly basis from
first rains in may til december is the Ag Dept recomendation.

You should send a sample in to the Ag dept for confirmation

Freecall 1800 084 881 or Email: info@agric.wa.gov.au


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Henry says...
Hi Jimmy,

Many thanks for the advice and info. Much appreciated.
I will contact Ag Dept very soon.





Time: 23rd November 2009 3:07pm

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juanita says...
Hi jujube,

My jujube is taking off nicely w/ heaps of tiny blooms & fruits...hopefully those tiny fruits will develope into much bigger fruits?

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au0rey says...
Nice glossy healthy-looking leaves you've got there..

Time: 12th December 2009 9:39pm

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juanita says...
Tnx! auOrey...Do you grow jujube too,what type?

Time: 15th December 2009 2:07am

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au0rey says...
I dont right now but am interested...i use them a lot...i havent got space at the moment unless i do it on the nature strip...

Time: 15th December 2009 8:07am

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juanita says...
Jujubes thrive well in pots & bear fruits too..."Jujubes for sale", she keeps her LI in pot...I'll probably put mine in the ground this coming winter or the next.

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au0rey says...
yeah jujubes for sale and i have corresponded. I will think about it first.

Time: 18th December 2009 7:43am

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Linda says...
Hi Juanita,
Your jujube looks terrific. What do you feed it with? Is it a special potting mix you use? Which variety is it?

Time: 20th December 2009 3:25pm

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juanita says...
Hi Linda,
Tnx!...I've been feeding my "LI" jujube w/ seawed liquid fert & i only use regular potting mix (w/ 5 checks).

Time: 21st December 2009 1:25am

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Violet_Cactus says...
In reply to Anita's posting way back in April, CHANI BOR means "chick pea sized Ber". Ber Fruit is another name for the Indian Jujube, Ziziphus mauritiana.

It's also known as Narkeli kul, Boroi, Bor, Beri, and Indian Plum.

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Juanita,

Many thanks for letting me know the progress of your jujube tree, Much appreciated.

I checked my newly planted jujube trees today and found some trees have started to set fruits and will do so until April.

Good luck to yours.



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angel says...
Hi,

i love indian Jujubes. does anyone know where i can buy jujubes from in sydney?

thanks


Time: 8th January 2010 4:26pm

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juanita says...
Hi jujube,

"Li" starts to set some fruits too.When or what mo. do the fruits get ripened? Does it need to be covered w/ net against birdies?
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Juanita,

Wow, Very productive jujube tree for a small pot just like the chang variety.

I have never covered mine with net against birds, it is all depending to the area you live in. Have you had any problem with birds eating your fruits?

My area has lots of parrots when fruits in season but no problem with this fruits so far.

Regarding to the LI variety the chance of getting very big fruit just like a blood plum is very high. Some of them can be as big as a lime if the tree is growing in ideal condition.

Regading to picking fruits. For LI fruits you can pick them up as white yellow stage or half side of the fruit has turned brown red colour.

With the rest of the varieties, they should be picked as fully brown red stage.

Anyway, the best time to pick them is in the morning before 10 am where they are juicer.

You can eat them out of hand or let them dry on the tree and either making tea with it or cook in recipes using jujube dried fruits in stead of dried sultana

The good thing is they don't dry at the same time so it is a good treat to pick some every time you go to the garden.

Happy growing.

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi everyone,

I have started taking orders of BARE ROOTED, GRAFTED CHINESE DATE/JUJUBE for winter planting.

Here are some of the pictures of my 9 years old LI variety in pot.

And also some newly planted in September 2009 where fruits won't be ready for another month or two.

For more information please contact
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juanita says...
Hi jujube,
I don't know whether my Li's fruits are ready to be picked as they all look pale-green to me, no brown red colour?
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Juanita,

Your Li jujube variety is an early variety but the fruits won't be ready until March,they are still getting bigger.

They will slowly turn into brown red colour. You can pick them up as white yellow stage or the best flavour when half side of the fruit has turned brown red colour.
The rest of varieties like Chico, suimen, the fruits should be picked when the whole fruit ( or at least 80%) has just turned brown red colour.

Time: 3rd February 2010 8:26pm

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Violet_Cactus says...
Those lucky American gardeners!
They can get a lovely range of jujube trees by mail order.

http://www.baylaurelnursery.com/order/clicksite.cgi?cart_id=&xm=on&ftr=Jujubes&p=Jujubes

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Michael says...
Hi Nguyet - My jujube plant is growing very fast and is now 1.5 metres tall. It's roots are poking out of the drainage holes in my 55 cm pot . From these roots new plants are starting to grow . Can I just cut these roots off with the new plants growing and repot it to amke a another tree?

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Michael,

Wow! I am glad to hear your Jujube tree is doing exceptionally well. From my memory, it was about 50 cm when I sent to you in August. Well done.

I need to know how tall, big are the new plants (suckers) etc a picture would be nice.
Normally, suckers (if any) are removed from the ground near the mother tree as long as they are not too close to the parent

Time: 2nd March 2010 9:01pm

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Michael says...
Sounds so hard. I just cut off the runnig shoots as it wasn't looking too good.

Time: 5th March 2010 1:44pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Michael,

I would do so with my trees too because too much work, I would leave it to the 'know how' people.

Time: 5th March 2010 3:09pm

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juanita says...
Hi jujube,

Just wondering whether my jujubes are ready to be picked?...What's your suggestion?

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Juanita,

You jujube fruits are definitely ready to eat now. Pick them and enjoy.

Please give the tree a bit of blood and bone so it can produce good flower buds for next year harvest.

Time: 7th March 2010 7:49am

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BJ says...
Do you have any more Jujubes that you would be willing to post to Brisbane? Would they grow well up here?

I'd love to add one to my potted fruit tree collection.

Time: 8th March 2010 1:35pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi BJ,

I will have some more bare rooted, grafted red Chinese date/jujube Trees in June 2010. I can post to Brisbane.

Jujube trees need to go dormant over the winter. They require about 200-400 hours during the winter that the temperature falls below 8

Time: 8th March 2010 2:38pm

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BJ says...
How many chill hours would the low chill require?

TBH- I'm not entirely sure how many hours around that temp we get here, as I am often away working in the warmenr climes/other hemisphere, but I doubt it would be 200...

Time: 8th March 2010 3:45pm

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Diana says...
Hi BJ and Jujube,

I looked into this when buying apples, Brisbane seems to be a bit under 400 chill hours, maybe 360-380.

Thanks,

Diana.

Time: 8th March 2010 5:41pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Diana,

Many thanks for your reply. Much appriciated. It is good to know that Brisbane climate is within the range.

Lucy.

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speedy says...
Jujubes grow in Brisbane , in fact the first jujube tree I had was from a tree that was
propagated from a tree that was growing near a railway station somwhere around Bris.

I got it from a friend (Rick Deering -now deceased) from Beenleigh, Qld. and he used to refered to it by the name of the railway station.

I lost the tree years ago, but can't remember what the name of it was now or if the original tree is still there.

The trees on Rick's amazing farm were razed to the ground by the developers who bought the land soon after his passing.
Sad to see the work of so many years of collecting rare fruit trees destroyed like that.
some were relocated, but most went under the dozer.

So, if anyone has a Jujube tree that they got from Rick ,
I'd like to hear from you please, and possibly get some propagating material

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BJ says...
Thanks for the info speedy. That is definately the Chinese Jujube and not the Indian?

If I rattled off the names of the surrounding stations to Beenleigh, do you think you might remember it?

Time: 26th March 2010 4:30pm

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Speedy says...
Hi BJ ,
It was a long time ago, but I seem to recall that the station may have been on the northside or east of Bris. CBD.
couldn't say for sure.
I'd like to be able to find that cultivar again.

Cheers

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speedy says...
Sorry, yes it was Z.jujuba for sure.



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amanda says...
Wanneroo markets (WA) had jujube fruit for sale when I was last there - in case anyone interested. I didn't try them (could kick myself now..!?) but looks like they are becoming available in WA at least.

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shehzad says...
i am looking for the same channa bor..if you got any information pls let me know thank you

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sam says...
hey
i am just wondering if you can help me ... i just need 10 leaves of jujuba tree i cant find any in sydney ... can you please tell me where i can find or what help you can do regarding this
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sam says...
hey kart ..
i believe you have tree of jujuba .. i am wondering if you would give me 9 leaves of this plant please .. i cant find them any where in sydney
that will be great help if you do as i need them
many thanx before hand

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kert says...
Sure , Sam . What do you need the leaves for? . Casting out demons? A poultice for an outbreak of Weltschmerz? You know they are deciduous and without leaves at present.

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Pauline says...
LOL @ Kert

But yes, why would you just need 9 leaves?

Time: 11th August 2010 10:12pm

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sam says...
@ kert ..
i dnt need them for demons cast or something .. i need them to drink with in a water to cure the problem i have ...so plz i expect you to not to make fun of this .. let me know if you willing to give ..
@ pauline i dnt exactly need 9 it could be 20 or 7 the reason i didnt ask many tht may be he refuse to giv eit to me

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Jantina says...
sam, if it is really important to you to get these leaves I am happy to send them to you but I can't do it until the tree starts it's new growth cycle, it's dormant and without leaves at the moment.What is your email and I will let you know when they are ready.

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amanda says...
Ok - my post deleted. It's happened once or twice b4 and I am not usually bothered by it - but this time I happen to be. Sam asked for something, in good faith, and got a smart arse response.

Given this forum is anonymous/faceless - I don't think that is either fair or particularly funny, courageous or even worthwhile.

Let's call a spade a spade.

I am not prepared to stand by and watch someone else get cyber-bullied/denigrated/publically humiliated.








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Violet_Cactus says...
From the Internet:
"The main jujube is called Ziziphus jujube, but other members of the same tribe

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allybanana says...
Actually Kert is not far off the mark in view of the ailments listed above, that the Arabs used Ziziphus medicine to treat. In recent European history (150 years), diarrhoea was thought to be caused by demons, bloodletting by a prist was used to release them (rather draining on an already dehydrated patient).

I wonder if the association of sulphur smell and the devil could have some origin in those hideous burps one does when there is a explosive demon gurgling in the belly.

Given the wide application of use for biological infection listed by v. cactus, it appears likely that Ziziphus leaves carry some toxic compound/s that are harmful to a broad spectrum of parasites. Which in turn, presents the possibility of toxicity to humans at high enough dosage. I have been told this is the case with wormwood, another plant used for worming, purported to cause liver damage at an elevated dosage.

Assuming dosage is important for Ziziphus leaves, any info on dosage would be valuable if one wants to use it as medicine. I would love to hear more about it if someone has any info.

Maybe a rough dosage could be calculated by counting the number of leaves used, for instance

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amanda says...
Apparently they also reduce the taste sensation of 'sweet'...

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allybanana says...
My mum has a friend who grew jujube in the ACT, she said nearly all the fruit got destroyed by fruit fly has anyone else had this problem with jujube.

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fruitist says...
Jantina, looking at your "li" photos, it seems that your plants are thornless. Is this true? How big are your fruits?

I thought there are no thornless varieties. Are there really thornless cultivars?

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John Mc says...
Hey fruitist,
I have three varieties, Li, Lang and Chico, all of which are thornless. The rootstock has the thorns. There is one variety that has thorns but the name escapes me, might be the rootstock.

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BJ says...
There are hundreds of Jujube cultivars. Some more spiny than others. I have Li and Tiajian. I think both have tiny spines.

I pulled out a bit of info from a Sub-tropical fruit club newsletter that happened to be sitting next to me here:

'Young plants are generally spiny...As trees age they tend to produce fewer spines, and any spines that are produced are shorter and thinner and are apt to shrivel and fall. A few cultivars appear to be spineless, but this is because their spines are shorter, thinner, softer and drop early.'

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fruitist says...
I have a cultivar which I named "Deering" after the late Rick Deering who created this hybrid. It has short but shape thorns. Rick had about 20 cultivars when he passed away.

Has anyone successfully struck a cutting or marcotting? If grafting, which is the best technique and any timing tips? I need to preserve this cultivar as I believe it is one of few left of this hybrid.

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John Mc says...
I removed a very young green shoot from the rootstock (no heal) and planted it just for the hell of it. Blow me down it has a very strong white root comming out of the bottom of the tubestock. I'm tempted to have a closer look just to see if the shoot is in fact comming from the tender cutting, or something else has germinated in the pot. I'll keep you posted.

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Yes I pulled out some suckers from my jujubes this spring and potted them up, still green so at least they'll be good for rootstock if they take.
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speedy says...
@ frutist.
If it's the cv. I think you have, Rick used to refer to it by the name of a suburb in Brisbane where the original tree was from,
actually near a railway station, but I forget the name of it.
It was the one a few mwtres west of the shadehouse next to his house.
Rick would often grow it via marcotting.
I bought one from him many years ago and planted it at my brothers place but the pigs got out and demolished it. :-(

It was really sad to see his whole collection deteriorate during his final days,
and then the susequent destruction of it by 'developers' as it was bulldozed.
I would really like a plant of this cultivar if you do get some going, even if for sentimental reasons.
scion wood would be ok.

If it is a different clone , but from Rick, I'd still be interested anyway.

Please let me know if you can help.

thanks,
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Jantina says...
Hi fruitist, you must have got me mixed up with someone else as I don't have any pictures up on the forum. I have Chico (small thorns) and Suimen (no thorns yet) growing. We have dug up suckers and got them growing in pots with a view to grafting later. The fruit on my Chico was not very big (about the size of a strawberry) a bit disappointing but as it was it's first real fruiting maybe they'll be bigger this year. The Suimen is just a small plant in a pot but has flowers so I may get fruit.
Good tip about the marcotting speedy, will give that a go.

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fruitist says...
Speedy, I visited Rick Deering during his final months. He showed me a few of his Jujube trees. Most were close to the back door of his house. I will see how to propagate the tree I have. I might try some cuttings as I have a fair bit of successes with other difficult trees. I see that you live in Victoria, I will be go to Victoria a few times a year so I may bring some if I do have successes with the propagation. I tried germinating some seeds before but none germinated and some seeds were sent overseas but I doubt they germinate even with scarification. I quite like the fruits now as they are bigger now with the bigger tree. About a ping pong size and quite sweet unlike those big ones I ate in China which are bland in taste.



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fruitist says...
Jantina, yep I mis-read another poster Juanita as your name.

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speedy says...
@fruitist
Thanks, and good luck with it.
If you are successful and you do get over here on one of your trips to Victoria at some stage,
I have many things you may be interested in as a trade for the jujube plant(s).

To germinate jujube seeds, I use a pair of secateurs to cut along the longditudinal seam that divides the two seed locules.
A bit tricky and needing concentration so as not to chop your fingers.

Often there is one seed and one empty locule.
some cultivars have no viable seed especially if there are no other trees to out cross with.

The naked seeds germinate fairly quickly after sowing especially if stratified or treated with GA3.

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fruitist says...
Speedy, thanks for the good info. Whate is your succes rate in germinating naked seeds? Did you mean to say you treat naked seed and not the whole seed with GA? I am interested in obtaining GA, where can I buy the stuff. Is it in powder form? Many years ago, I tried GA on Annona seeds with mixed success. My Sydney source of GA has gone overseas. When I have the Jujube seeds which will be around next June, I will send them to you.

At one stage, I have about 320 different species of fruit trees growing in the ground and pots and planter bags. I have never grown a Babaco and rare Carica species. Do you have some? I have a few rare Caricas and a few years back I gave away many many seedlings to Daleys here.

I will be going to Melbourne around next February 1st.

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A FNQ has used naked seed technique to germinate rare Durian seeds and other seeds I sent to him. I think I will use it on my Kakadu Plum, Murici, Spondias and Jujube seeds next time they are available.

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Hey fruitist,
If you're driving, I'm only a couple of mins off the Pacific Hwy near Wyong if you are keen for a Babaco.

Time: 12th December 2010 8:43pm

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speedy says...
I used GA3 at 500ppm and soaked seed overnight.
the germination rate was high (couldn't give figures) but just as importantly,
they mostly germinated around the same time rather than sporadically over a long period.
I dont know if they'd germinate just as well without the GA3,
maybe just getting them out of the shell is enough.

I dont have any Carica spp. ( apart from a sad little babaco), but I have grown a few in the past.
Maybe I could find some for you.
I do much prefer a well grown good Papaya

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi everyone,

I have started taken orders for BARE ROOTED, GRAFTED CHINESE DATE/JUJUBE (Ziziphus jujuba Mill) for winter 2011 planting. There are a couple of varieties to choose from.

For more information please contact
jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au

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Juls says...
I have jujube trees for sale in Perth. We have several varieties inclding chico, Li, thornless, tarjan, suimen to name a few. We sell them bare root or in pots.
Taking orders now for next year as plants are no longer dormant.
For mor information contact Pete on 0432076189 or Juls 0412070263

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Juls says...
We have jujube trees for sale in Perth. Several varieties inclding chico, Li, thornless, tarjan, suimen. Sell bare root or in pots $40-65 each.
Some plants ready this Aug and orders taken now for next year. For more information contact Pete on 0432076189 or Juls 0412070263

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi everyone,

I have some BARE ROOTED, GRAFTED CHINESE DATE/JUJUBE (Ziziphus jujuba Mill) for winter June 2012 planting. There are 11 varieties to choose from.

For more information please contact
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Jujubeplant says...
Plse I want the plant how to order it

Time: 3rd April 2013 5:56pm

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John Mc says...
Contact

jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au

Lucy will be more than happy to take your order and you will be more than happy with Lucy's trees. They will be sent bare-rooted (no soil) in winter for winter planting.
Do some homework first so you know which cultivar to order, she has quite a selection to choose from. I may be ordering more cultivars myself.

Time: 3rd April 2013 7:06pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Many thanks John.

Yes, I will have some BARE ROOTED, GRAFTED CHINESE DATE/JUJUBE (Ziziphus jujuba Mill) for winter June 2013 planting. There will be several varieties to choose from.

For more information please contact
jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au

Time: 3rd April 2013 8:13pm

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John Mc says...
Lucy, Is it too early to put together a list of cultivars for this coming season as yet?

Time: 5th April 2013 1:55pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi John,

No, it is not too early, It is only about 8 weeks till winter. I have the whole list of all Chinese date/jujube varieties available for this season and only 3 newly release added to the last year list. So the total is 14 varieties.

Lucy.

Time: 6th April 2013 11:37am

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John Mc says...
Thanks for emailing me that list of 14 varieties Lucy, gives a brief description as well.

Time: 10th April 2013 1:50pm

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John Mc says...
Still $65 + post Lucy?

Time: 11th April 2013 10:21pm

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Jason says...
Who thinks I should add a Jujube to my garden? something I've always thought about and never done. Never even tasted one

Time: 12th April 2013 3:20am

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amanda says...
I would if I could Jason! :o)
Lucy - can they be sent into WA yet...?

Time: 12th April 2013 9:17am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi John,
It will be the same price.
Hi Amanda,
Due to quarantine they can't be sent to WA.
Hi Jason,
I Love jujube fruits, I think you should have one. However, You should have opinions from the public on " Who thinks I should add a Jujube to my garden?" not me because I sell them.

Lucy

Time: 12th April 2013 1:52pm

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sder says...
There is something good about Jujubes. First they don't ask for much. And then they are reAlly tough-- being the only plant unphased in my garden when it turned 45deg C., ---an all time record. (Are you listening ,Tony?)
'Fraid that's all ; none will write poetry about its taste and I've yet to hear anyone say "Life's not like a bowl of jujubes"

Time: 12th April 2013 2:30pm

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John Mc says...
Jason, I know they won't be falling on the ground like your apples and white sapotes, lol. There's varieties that fruit early, mid and late season, so you can have Jujubes for the best past of 5 to 6 months of the year, yummo.

Time: 12th April 2013 3:58pm

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Miranda says...
does jujube attract fruit flies？ want to have one of this tree for a long long time.

Time: 13th April 2013 12:39am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Miranda,

Luckily, we don't have fruit fly in Melbourne, I have a customer in NSW who has this problem. Jujube fruits can be attacked by fruit flies ONLY IF you live in an infested area . The best way to protect fruits is to bag them because fruit flies may attack thin skin fruits. I have seen fruit fly maggots in star fruit, sapodilla, dragon fruit, custard apples, pomelos and veggies like lufa, capsicums, tomato and even hot chilies are on the list too.


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amanda says...
Lucy...do jujubes grow reasonable seedling trees do you know..? (as in the fruit)
Is worth having a go from a good parent plant do you think?


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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Amanda,

If you can't get a grafted tree then have a go at a seedling/sucker. As long as the root stock from a sweet variety not a sour type (can be a medicine I was told).
I tested one of my trees by letting the sucker grew and eventually got fruits. Due to sharing the same root as it parent it grew really fast and strong. I got lots of very sweet fruits about the size of a smallest olive with small seed but very sweet like the mother. Unfortunately, the mother did not grow and fruit well so I had no choice but to kill it.

You never know that in term of generic nature, some of seedlings may look like the mother or father and luck may come to you that way.

Good luck.

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amanda says...
Thanks Lucy :) I might have a go next year...got plenty of room of room for testing a few seeds..

Time: 13th April 2013 5:58pm

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John Mc says...
I managed to get a few suckers struck this year from the rootstock. It's going to be an interesting journey learning how to graft on some cultivars.



Time: 30th April 2013 9:13pm

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John Mc says...
Hey, Jujube Lucy, is it too early to move a couple of Jujube trees? or should I wait till June?
They are leafless already.

Time: 4th May 2013 10:19pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi John,

I know that jujube trees may not have any leaf by now but I would wait until June to be sure.

Time: 5th May 2013 9:32am

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John Mc says...
Ok, thanks for that. I'm thinking of planting out all my potted varieties as well. They appear to need a good supply of water for the first year to establish.

Time: 6th May 2013 8:10pm

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John Mc says...
Hey Jujube Lucy,
When is our new shipment arriving?

Time: 15th June 2013 10:33pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi John,

Sorry, I am running a bit late so you will get yours around the last week of June. I have got some but not all (new varieties). I will try my best to speed it up.

Best regards

Lucy.

Time: 16th June 2013 7:45am

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Mike says...
Heya Lucy, how was KL? I am sure customs were polite and accommodating if you brought seeds back.

Time: 16th June 2013 7:58am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Mike,

It won't happen for another 3 weeks. I will let you know after that.

Best regards

Lucy.

Time: 16th June 2013 12:42pm

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John Mc says...
Hi Jujube Lucy, trees arrived today. They are quite large, extremely happy.

Time: 27th June 2013 9:48pm

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Hoang Lan says...
Hi everyone, I love the jujube from Lucy, this is my Li I bought from Lucy 3 years ago, this year it gave me about 10kg fruits.
I got 3 more Li from Lucy this year, the tree quite big this year.
I would recommend anyone want jujube should get it from Lucy, she extremely helpful and lovely, I'm sure your tree will fruit just after 6 months
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Hoang Lan says...
Another picture of the Li and the smaller tree is the Lang I got from Lucy last year, fruit after 6 months with 33 fruits.
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Time: 28th June 2013 7:59pm

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Lucinda says...
Hi Hoang Lan,

Do you grow jujube plants in pots or in the ground?

Time: 28th June 2013 10:00pm

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Hoang Lan says...
Hi Lucinda, I grow them in the ground. But the first year I had the Li, I had it in the pots, it still grew very well, and have fruit in 6 months. I find it in the ground it grow faster and bigger.
Hoang Lan

Time: 29th June 2013 6:15pm

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Jonn says...
Hi Lucy,

Do you still have the Li jujube trees for sale?
I would like to buy one. thanks

Time: 12th July 2013 3:18pm

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JohnMc1 says...
Jujube Lucy,
How long before you know what varieties you are selling this year?

Time: 30th April 2014 7:39pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE says...
Hi John,

I will definitely have 14 Chinese date/jujube varieties for sale for this June 2014. I have started taken order lately. I can be contacted by this email

jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au

Time: 30th April 2014 9:18pm

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JohnMc1 says...
Wow,14 varieties of Jujube's? I'll be getting every available cultivar I don't already have. Email sent.

Time: 30th April 2014 9:35pm

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MaryT says...
14 varieties to choose from sounds great but I have no idea how to choose so I hope you will do that for me Lucy and send me one that would grow well in a pot in Sydney. I have decided to do some serious culling in my orchard and I will make room for a jujube. I have now given up trying to relocate so better make the most of what I have here.

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MaryT says...
Thanks, Lucy. As usual you are generous with information; I've enjoyed reading the descriptions you sent. Shanxi Li sounds like a good one to start with but perhaps I will find room for another one further down the track. They are tempting. :)

Time: 2nd May 2014 3:46am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE says...
Hi Mary,

Normally, those fruits are very sweet in

- all shapes (round, elongated, pear, round like a ball, oval, granny smith apple etc ) and sizes
- late, mid or early season varieties
- eat fresh or as dried fruits or both
- tree shape weeping or not

People have different taste and requirements and lots of options

I have chosen shanxi Li for you and email sent. You can change to another one if you like.

Many thanks

Lucy

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excitedpapayas says...
beware of the sharp seeds, i will pray for you.

Time: 2nd May 2014 12:55pm

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JohnMc1 says...
Never been a problem with me. I've had heaps of both fresh and dried. Have you had a bad experience excitedpapayas?

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Amy song says...
Are u in Melbourne? How much is the graft bare tree price?


Time: 3rd May 2014 10:12am

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JohnMc1 says...
Hi JUJUBE FOR SALE
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Do we still have time to place an order for grafted Jujubes?

Time: 20th May 2014 5:50pm

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vlct says...
what do they taste like ?

Time: 20th May 2014 6:49pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE says...
Hi John,

Yes, it is not too late to order grafted jujube trees.

Hi Vlct,

Those fresh fruits taste sweet and crunchy, let them dry they taste a bit like dates.

Time: 20th May 2014 7:04pm

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vlct says...
similar too an apple..
do they soften like a persimmon ?

Time: 20th May 2014 8:08pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE says...
Hi Vlct,

No, they don't go soft like persimmons

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JohnMc1 says...
Hi JUJUBEFORSALEINMELBOURNE,
A quick note to let you know my trees arrived well packed and great size. I'll be picking jujubes till the cows come home this year. I must check with you to see if I have the full grafted collection now available in Australia?
Thank you very much for your excellent service and hopefully, will be doing more business with you next winter, if there are any new varieties I don't have.


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JUJUBE FOR SALE says...
Hi John,

So far you have collected all 14 jujube varieties that I have. Next year, I hope to have honey jar variety adding to my collections.

Many thanks for your good words. I am very much appreciated. I will try my best to make thing possible to every one.

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JohnMc1 says...
Add me to the list for for a honey jar now. honey jar is very popular in the US.
I found a description of honey jar from the US:
"Unique small but very delicious sweet, crunchy and juicy fruit has very thin skin and is considered one of the best for fresh eating. Makes a good dried fruit too.. Considered the earliest ripening jujube it is one of the best choices for cooler coastal or northern climates. Also does fine in hot southern climates where it can ripen as early as July". (January here).
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JohnMc1 says...
They just weren't available when I started looking for them, but Jujube Lucy's research and tenacity found them and made them readily available. I would've paid double. A new/rare commodity usually commands a premium.

My first plasma TV cost me $7,700, it's been at the local tip for quite some time now, the price you pay for being a pioneer I guess.

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JohnMc1 says...
Sign me up for every cultivar you have. No one craves Jujube's like mwaaa

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vlct says...
Whats the taste similar too ?

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JohnMc1 says...
Some are best eaten fresh, other cv's are best left to dry on the tree like a date, hence the name. The large round Li variety is similar to a small sweet apple, without the acid. When dried, the sugar is concentrated making it more sweeter. I haven't produced enough to leave dry on the tree yet, and they produce heaps.

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Fay says...
Hey John, the first time I tasted a jujube was when I found a plant growing wild on a footpath outside a guy's place that grew hundreds of Australian native fruits. I think he planted it on the footpath because it wasn't Australian. Anyway, it was absolutely loaded with fruit. The plant was only about three feet tall and round. I picked some of the green fruit and took it home. They tasted sweet and juicy like apples. However.....I must have dropped a jujube on the seat of my husband's work ute because a few weeks later I found a flattened, dark brown dried fruit. I think my husband sat on it. I picked it up and inspected it. Hmmmm what's a little bum squashing between husbands and wives, I thought and took a nibble. Oh bliss!! It was like a juicy date. I dug up a few suckers before the dozers flattened everything the old guy had grown over fifty years. Then I placed an order with Jujubes for sale in Melbourne and I'm so excited that I should be getting them in a couple of months.
I don't know what the variety is of the one I dug up.

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Kazino says...
Just wondering if anyone has any jujube plants or seeds for sale at the moment? I've tried Daley's, Diggers and ebay, but nothing available at the moment!

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Michael D says...
I sold my Chinese Jujube and bought an Indian Jujube. I think people should also consider the Indian Jujube.Its hard and crunchy like a tangy little apple and is is delicious with chilli salt.My variety matures in winter so no fruit fly problem at all.

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Linton says...
I believe that the Indian Jujube - Chinee Apple - is classified as an invasive weed in Queensland so that might be an issue for people interested in growing it there.

I am growing a Chinee Apple, which was sent to me by mistake, down here in Melbourne but find it is very difficult to get going and does not seem very hardy. After 2 years it has hardly grown at all. Can you tell me how to make it grow. Thanks.


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I see them all the time for sale, they are called putsaa in Thailand.

They are green/brown now but i've also seen other colors.

Are they legal to receive seeds from?

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Can anyone confirm that this is a Chico jujube ?
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John Hannon says...
Can I grow JuJubes in the dry tropics of Townsville?

Time: 5th August 2018 11:20am

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Hi John Hannon,

Jujubes love the heat so it will be thrived in Townsville. It is easy to grow and give you plenty fruits if gets adequate fertilize and water. Cheers

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jakfruit etiquette says...
A small fruited Jujube grows wild around townsville.

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Farouk says...
It sort of looks like Sherwood, did you ever find out the variety?

Time: 4th March 2020 2:45pm

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Farouk says...
@Linton, Hi Linton, how is your Jujube plant now? I wonder if it's overwatered, maybe let it dry out as Jujube love & do so well looking for water by sending out distant roots.

Time: 4th March 2020 2:50pm

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Linton says...
Hello how you going. I don't grow the standard Jujubes any more as I think my conditions were not suitable for them to produce any fruit. I have dry sand that is water repellant so even after rain or watering it remains dry. So the problem wouldn't be due to overwatering but more likely due to them being too dry.

I still have the Indian Jujube in a pot that continues to grow slowly and although it is not often watered it might get a little too much for its liking. Cheers!

Time: 5th March 2020 2:54pm

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TareqMelb1 says...
Hi Linton, I also have a very sandy, water repellent soi but my Jujube Li is flourishing. Jujube is known to grow in sandy deserts with no much water.

Time: 24th November 2020 9:01pm

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TareqMelb1 says...
Something I also do to over come the issue of sandy soil, I dig penty of cow manure in the planting hole before I plant a tree for the first time. Usually by the time the manure is gone, the tree is established and can tolerate the sandy soil. Also some mulch and top dressing of manure does help afterwards.

Time: 24th November 2020 9:12pm

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Amy T says...
Hi,
I just purchased a Honey Jar Jujube here. When it arrives should I transfer it to a pot or ground - if not, when? And which fertiliser do you recommend?

Time: 19th September 2021 9:19am

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TareqMelb1 says...
Jujube is a very tough plant. You can plant it now in-ground and it does not matter which fertiliser you use. I usually use blood and bone in spring and then pelletised chicken manure in summar.

Time: 20th September 2021 9:52pm

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Jamy@Eastwood says...
is anyone has GA 866 scion for sale?

Time: 27th September 2021 9:41pm

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Edward3 says...
Hello Jamy. Yes, I can sell you a GA866 scion. If you give me your email address, I can give you more details and you should be able to pick it up next week when the restrictions for visiting are lifted.

Time: 5th October 2021 11:08am

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Jamy@Eastwood says...
my phone 0450 782588
cheers

Time: 5th October 2021 4:46pm

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Jamy@Eastwood says...
jinjamy@hotmail.com
Thanks

Time: 5th October 2021 4:55pm

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Avo L134 says...
Hi Edward3,
I would like to get the GA866 scion as well early 2022. My email address is tonxhuynh@yahoo.com.au.

Time: 7th October 2021 3:54pm

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Oz_Figs says...
Hi Edward3,
I would like to buy some jujube scion from you for grafting later in 2022. Please send me your contact to sava_cu@hotmail.com if interested.

Time: 15th December 2021 10:35pm

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wzis_info says...
My Jujube Li was bought from daleyfruit, received in Oct 2016, but till today, we have not received any edible fruits, all the fruits it produces are not edible (if taste, it's like cardboard). Not sure what went wrong.
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Picture: 1

Time: 13th January 2022 8:27am

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Avo L134 says...
You really need to elaborate more on "all the fruits it produces are not edible".
Are the fruit too small, taste like cardboard/spongy etc.
Without more information, forum members can't really assist with your issue.

From your picture, it looked like the fruit has shrivel up or possible fruit fly attacked.
Jujube plant, like all fruit plant still require adequate watering, especially when they have fruit.
Fruit flies is a huge problem on the eastern states of Australia. Affected fruit will fall off the tree a lot sooner before it get a chance to ripen.

Time: 13th January 2022 11:57am

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wzis_info says...
The watering shouldn't be a problem: I watered it everyday in hot days and at least 3 times per week in not so hot days. I just also found, the small tree grown from the sucker is now producing 2 fruits, they look much better than the ones on the main tree, hopefully edible.

Time: 2nd February 2022 10:32am

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wzis_info says...
The fruits on the small tree are very small, but they are edible, so the tree is definitely better than the original Jujube Li tree.

Time: 19th March 2022 4:22pm

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Edward3 says...
wzis, I have a Shanxi Li jujube tree which was also producing somewhat shrivelled fruit in earlier times, but his year it produced nice large tasty fruit which I attribute to the copious amount of rain we have had. Looks like this is essential for the fruit to fill out properly.

Time: 23rd July 2022 10:51pm

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