Did you know that the jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba) is one of the oldest fruit-bearing trees grown in cultivation? In its country of origin, China, this tree's domestication goes back more than ...

THE jujube tree grows about 25 feet tall with a crown nearly 15 feet in diameter when mature (which, if planted today, would be 2036). Its size makes it one of the better specimens for a small ...

Let’s get one thing straight: The fruit from the jujube tree has nothing in common with the corn-starch confectionary of the same name. You won’t lose a filling while chewing on a jujube right ...

Built in 2009, the Lingwu World Jujube Trees Expo Park has 4,167 jujube trees. About 62 percent of them are ancient, with the oldest being 277 years old.

The Jujube Genome Provides Insights into Genome Evolution and the Domestication of Sweetness/Acidity Taste in Fruit Trees. PLOS Genetics , December 2016 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006433 Cite This ...

The park has 326 species of jujube trees, about half of all the species found in China. Staff members have conducted research on the rejuvenation and revitalization techniques of the ancient trees.

Xinjiang is the largest commercial jujube plantation base in China, with 476,300 hectares of jujube trees in 2017 and an annual output of 3.47 million tonnes. Xu said at the launch ceremony that ...

The future of the fast growing West Australian jujube industry is threatened by a shortage of trees. Jujubes, also known as Chinese Dates, are a drought and salt tolerant fruit that have been ...