VicTim's Tips - Purchased this plant from Daleys and planted straight into our prepared plot. Growth has been slow but only after 1.5 years since planting, we have now had flowers and what appears to be small berries.
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Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, December
Planted: 2002
Height 2.5 metres
Growing: In a Pot
Qty: 8
Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year
First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Pollination: Self Pollination
When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring
Pest Control:
None
Organic Status:Organic
JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -
I have 8 trees, two of them 8 years old, the rest are newly planted September 2009.
This fruit has the name 'Zinzoli' or 'giuggiola' (jujola) in Italian language or 'Poot-sa' in Thai language.
Very easy to look after, no pruning, pest free, not
fussy about soil. Jujube fruit will dry
on the tree after ripening. Dried fruits require no preservative; the tree can
go through
drought.
In general and also
apply to this fruit tree, to get abundant of fruits, water should be
given during flowering and fruiting season otherwise fruit embryos will
drop.
Fertiliser:
Dynamic lifter, blood and bone or aged manure are recommended, a bit at
the time after 4 months in the ground or pot, then every 2 months in
growing seasons.
I was told by a herbalist that this fruit is very good for
your health, ranging from purifying your blood to reducing menopause symptom etc.
Personally, it is a nice sweet fruit to eat, you can eat fresh or dried. Shredded fruit that can be added to cereal. You
can cook the same way as dried sultana.
Making mildly sweet tea from dried fruit by just dropping a few slices of
dried jujube fruits in boiling water. Serve as tea and then eat the residue.
In Thailand, a drinkcan be made from dried fruit mixed with sugar and hot water, then served chilled.
JUJUBE (RED CHINESE DATE) GRAFTED
TREES FOR SALE
There are 5 varieties to choose from
They are rare but not tropical fruit trees so very suitable for Melbourne, NSW, Canberra, Southern QLD, SA climates. Grow very well in
large pots (50 litres or larger) or in the ground.
I do send interstates.
For more information please contact jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au
Inspired by the Ringing Cedars books written by Vladamir Megre. This tree will provide me with pine nuts, still a few years from harvest. Likes Victoria's weather and survived the long hot summer, budding now August 2009. Research pine nuts, they are so good for health and skin. My son's teenage acne cleared after taking pine nuts in his diet for six months.
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Gets a bit blotchy in late autumn winter - just before it drops it's leaves. No intervention.
Organic Status:Organic
Steve's Tips -
About 3 yrs old, alive and starting to make progress. First few fruits summer 08. Tough as old boots and you can grow them near walnuts - one of the very few trees that will.
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