How to Grow Jujube Trees (Chinese Date) Pruning Flowering and Fruiting

Jujube Trees (Chinese Date – Hong Zao) Zizyphus jujuba

Li is a very popular variety of Jujube tree and it will produce fruit without cross pollination. Shanxi Li and Li 2 are other varieties, becoming more popular.

In this video we look at how to grow Jujube trees, show you flowers and the new fruit forming.
In general Jujube trees require a sunny position and a well drained soil. They are prone to suckering so consider growing them in containers or use a root barrier.

New trees will take a few years to produce good quantities of fruit. These can be a large growing tree, however are easily pruned to size in the home garden.

Varieties
Li - Popular variety for some years.
Li2 - An improved variety.
Shanxi Li - Large Fruit, good fresh eating.
Sugar Cane - New variety, very sweet.
Tajan - Almost thornless.

Most varieties are self pollinating, so you only need one tree to get fruit.