Chinese Date
Ziziphus jujuba (Ziziphus zizyphus)
Deciduous-Trees
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Ziziphus jujuba Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Ziziphus jujuba |
| Common Name: | Chinese date |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | small specimen, collection, arboretum |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | branches may have a zig-zag look |
| Height: | 15 - 20 feet tall |
| Foliage: | simple, glossy, waxy, and alternate from spur-like twigs crenate or serrulate margins may have good yellow fall color |
| Flower: | yellow, fragrant |
| Bloom Period: | Spring |
| Fruit: | edible, dark red to black drupe ripens in early Fall 0.5 to 1 inch long and plum- or egg-shaped |
| Bark: | blocky and flaky when older |
| Environment | |
| Water: | somewhat drought-tolerant |
| Soil: | well-drained soil tolerates acidic or alkaline soil |
| USDA Zone: | zones 6 - 9 |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | avoid using over streets, sidewalks, etc. due to fruit may have thorns (‘Inermis' is a thornless cultivar) |
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