November 21, 2024

VIDEO: Growing Jujubes: The "Weird Apple" That Tastes Absolutely Delicious!


Jujubes are not only a classic candy of the 1990s, but an incredibly delicious fruit tree that resembles tiny crabapples. Also known as Chinese dates, it’s a staple in permaculture gardens around the world. Our grower Chris in Vancouver BC comes on to show you exactly how to grow, prune, and propagate this incredible fruit tree.

00:00 – Intro
01:59 – Cultivars
02:42 – Description & Pollination
03:58 – Conditions & Warmth
04:37 – Wet Climate & Soil Moisture
05:23 – Maintenance
06:12 – Pruning Large Plants
06:43 – Unique Pruning Method
08:15 – Propagation
09:33 – Not For Container
10:18 – Outro

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27 thoughts on “VIDEO: Growing Jujubes: The "Weird Apple" That Tastes Absolutely Delicious!

  1. I learned far less than expected. ex. "quite large" ? I have a Sequoia Sempervirens on my property. THAT is "quite large". What are some common cooking uses for each of the cultivars? Why did I just spend 13 irreplaceable minutes on this?

  2. YESSSS! Nice to see those trees survived the pot-up, Kevin! Jujubes (neck and neck with Citrus) are easily the most beginner friendly tree, IMO. So adaptable, so pest resistant, so drought tolerant, and so easy to grow in a bunch of USDA zones.

  3. I thought most jujubes are grafted onto wild jujubes variety which produces small sour fruit. So in a way you will get more jujube plants but it won’t produce fruit exactly to the ones on the scion.

  4. My friend gave me a young tree ( bare root, one and half feet long) it beared one fruit the first year, the year after I got three fruit. Now it has been 12 years. Last year I harvested more than 40 pounds. It is just fantastic.

  5. First video I’ve seen with Chris and she is such a great addition to the channel!! I had never heard of these before these

  6. They are available at my local farmers market, but I have learned the hard way I need to stay away from them. Seems like no matter how many I buy, I eat them like a hog until they are gone. Kinda like the Doritos of fruit 😉

  7. Chris has so much good information! Their videos are always informative — but the vibe of all talk without much visual tour of the garden is very different from historical content on Epic Gardener. I might watch Chris's individual channel, but when I tune into Epic Gardener, I'm looking for the Epic Gardener. I'm hopeful these special guest star videos are a limited series, and we return to the regular channel soon. Thanks for receiving feedback!

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