Other names: Chinese date, Chinese jujube, French jujube, Sedra, Ber, Indian jujube, Ziziphus zizyphus, Ziziphus sativa, Ziziphus vulgaris, Rhamnus zizyphus
Z. jujuba is an upright to spreading, sometimes suckering, deciduous shrub or small tree with semi-weeping branches bearing ovate to elliptic, glossy, spiny, shallowly toothed, mid- to dark green leaves turning yellow in autumn. Inconspicuous, fragrant, yellow-green flowers in late spring and early summer are followed by edible fruit maturing from green to reddish-brown.
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7.5m max. spread |
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9m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
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