If I was growing only one I would pick Honey Jar. Li is always recommended because .. its always recommended! -- it was the first one to get popular and it has a huge amount of momentum. It is also a very good jujube so you can't go wrong with it. Today I would say the biggest reason to recommend Li is you can't find Honey Jar very easily.

Scott

I have not had any success with ten gal or less.

I think you should try to make small mound or berm
and go in the ground with So, it is very good and
not too large. Sihong is a little bigger and of
excellant flavor. I dont know Honey jar.

Jujubes may be able to grow in undrained soil, they
are quite amazing.

I have several varieties. Honey Jar is very sweet, but small. It tends to crack when it rains while the fruit is ripe. Li is a lot bigger.

Here's some of the varieties that I grow.

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Bass

Here is a link that might be useful: Jujubes

I have seen some websites selling the sugar cane variety. But, where can I get a "Honey Jar" jujube? It seems that most local nurseries have the Lang and the Li only.

Here are some more I know.

Chico aka GI 762 very good

September Late very good

Ant Admire good

Sherwood marginal large fruit/huge tree

86x no fruit in z9

Li/Lang dont bother

Jujube tip from the late Sam Powers, owner of the
largest private jujube collection in Texas.

"Pick jujubes in the morning to avoid dry fruit."

Bass, I have seen all varieties crack bad if rain comes at the wrong time. The worst cracking variety for me has been Tsao. Its also bland compared to the better ones and is now mostly topworked.

Scott

I am also surprised that they ripen in Betlehem, PA. In the Detroit area, they don't really ripen. It does not matter because the squirrels get them green anyway.

That is somewhat strange because they will go after the jujubes even though there are ripe hickories and acorns everywhere, that time of the year. For everything else fresh, they are a pest in June and July, then suddenly they forget about it the moment the first hickory nut drops (usually in August). Surely there is something in there that is good for them.

sam powers passed away? wasn't he mr citris? always enjoyed his posts

I hope your squirrels don't talk to my squirrels. They have ignored my jujubes. Maybe it is because they are far more interested in my peaches and plums in midsummer, and then nuts later. If there was some big tree that would give tons of squirrel food in midsummer I would consider planting it -- the biggest squirrel problems are after mulberries and before nuts.

Scott

I'm new to this forum. I didn't know Sam Powers' handle.

Sunday I was out at the Harris County Master Gardeners orchard looking at the pears and jujubes, checking
for budbreak.

George McAfee showed up and told me the bad news. I have not confirmed it but they both usually go to the Fruit Study Group meetings. I missed the last three.

George grafted all of the original pears and citrus at the orchard and I think Sam did the jujubes. Sam did some later ones I know.

When I did not see him or his wife Ginger at the Galveston County Citrus Show I new it was a bad sign.

He gave me a Sihong. He helped so many people with valuable tips on what to do, when, and how. He sold
bundles of rare jujube and persimmon budwood at the spring grafting clinic for almost nothing. He really liked
helping people get on track starting their own orchard.

I could not count the times someone asked some "expert" a question and they said, "you need to talk to Sam about that".

maybe handle was "mr texas", & web page was mr texas citrus. nice guy.

Bookworm:

I'm sorry but in my first post the sizes refer to tree sizes not the fruit.

So has the zig-zag shape twigs that make it more ornamental. It is actually better tasting than Chico
or September Late but not quite as good as Sihong.

You could also make a small raised bed. And they can be prunned to size somewhat.
Big negative is suckers (stolens).

Remember this; these recs are for S.E Texas. They may not apply to your region. I have eaten them only from here.

Ashleysf, you can contact Roger Meyer and see if he has any Honey Jars available.

Here is a link that might be useful: Meyer's contact page

I am truly sorry to hear about Mr. Texas. He was a fixture on this board and I believe on a citrus board. He was very helpful with experience-based advice. I had wondered recently about him and about his absence here.

Sam Powers was not MrTexas. Sam lived in Galveston County.

MrTexas' name is Phil and lives in the Beaumont area.

my apologies to mr citris, i had looked this we page & thought they were one & the same

http://members.fortunecity.com/pjsauber/EdiblePg1.htm

Thank you all

I have a Jujube question. I bought 2 Honey Jar jejebe trees this past spring, they are still in pots at this moment, will be planted in the ground this coming weekend. I had a lot of tiny blooms this summer, but no fruits. Can you please let me know why I didn't get any fruits? What should I do next year to have fruits? I am learning on how to grow fruit trees. Thanks