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 | |
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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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