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Jujube

8 cultivars trialed in Queen Creek, AZ (zone 9b).

GA-866 Jujube ★

Ziziphus jujuba

Large elongated fruit (~1.5-2 in), pointed at the far end, with exceptionally high sugar content (nurseries claim ~45%).

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Li Jujube

Ziziphus jujuba

Large round fruit (~1.5 in), sweet and crisp like an apple when fresh, date-like when dried; pick yellow-green and it ripens off the tree…

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Lang Jujube

Ziziphus jujuba

Large pear-shaped fruit, reddish-brown when ripe; crisp and tart-sweet picked early, dries on the branch into a rich sugary 'date.'…

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Honey Jar Jujube

Ziziphus jujuba

Small, round fruit with thin glossy skin and exceptionally crisp, juicy flesh packed with honeyed sweetness; snaps like a miniature apple…

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Sugar Cane Jujube

Ziziphus jujuba

Small to medium round-to-elongated fruit that is extremely sweet even when fresh, with a crisp apple-like texture.

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Shanxi Li Jujube

Ziziphus jujuba

Extra-large rounded fruit, often exceeding 2 inches in diameter, coloring from green to glossy reddish-brown as it ripens.

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Chico Jujube

Ziziphus jujuba

Round fruit, flattened on the bottom like little pumpkins, with dense sweet flesh; has a devoted following among jujube growers.

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Indian Jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Round, shiny fruit 1-2.5 in with white, crisp, juicy flesh and a green-apple flavor when fresh; much juicier and sweeter-tasting fresh…

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