Organic Jujube Seeds (Ziziphus Jujuba)

Organic Jujube (Ziziphus Jujuba)

The Chinese red date was domesticated in South Asia by 9000 BC, and over 400 cultivars now exist. The exact natural distribution of the plant is not known, but is believed to be southern Asia, between Lebanon, Iran, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, the Korean peninsula, and southern and central China.

Jujubes (Zizyphus jujuba) are a tree fruit, often called Chinese dates, you can eat when ripe and red -- they have a crisp flesh and sweet, applelike flavor -- or try dried and candied in baked goods and preserves.
 

How to Grow

Sow indoors at any time. To speed germination try to remove the hard seed coating by carefully cracking(use a vice, nut cracker etc.)Try not to damage the endosperm inside. Surface sow onto moist, well-drained seed compost. Just cover seed with a sprinkling of soil. Ideal temp. 20°C. Germination takes 1 month approx.

You can try to germinate without cracking, to do this soak the seed in hot water for several days, drain and sow. Place somewhere warm for 3 months. Then cold stratify. Move to -4-+4°C, a fridge is ideal, for 3 months. Remove to warmth for germination. Germination can be slow with this method. Transplant seedlings to individual pots and grow on under glass. Can be moved outside in warm weather.