I ended up getting a few jujubees at my new house, I planted them this past April. I got a dozen Honeyjars, which were very good; & 2 Li’s, which were also good.
I also got 2 Chico’s. Size is about that of Honeyjar. Taste is different than most Jujubees, more of a sweet/tart, rather like Granny Smith apples. I like them, but i’m not sure how to rank them. Tree grows fast. I’ll be anxious to see next year if taste changes any.
Bob,
Thanks for the report esp.on Chico. I love the fact that we can eat jujubes the same year we plant them.
speaking of Bob, and of ‘eating jujus the same year they are planted’, many jujus also bear the same year they are grafted 
initially thought it was a futile endeavor considering that they were grafted rather late, and at a time when our summer started to sizzle, but Bob’s autumn beauty and xu zhou budwood are currently fruiting! Grafted them as recently as june and amazingly responded positively. Hoping they ripen before an arctic spell strikes…
More positives to like about growing jujubes. Wish I had more sunny spots.
My second season HoneyJar in July 2016, it did not grow much, but is a producer considering its size.
how many weeks after honey jar does chico variety ripen? i heard its a late variety
I haven’t kept hard records until this year and this year my big Chico is no longer…. But I can tell you that my Honey Jars were all picked and gone before Chico ripened. And Chico was the one jujube that I would let get fully brown before picking. They need to be very ripe to get the best flavor and I felt like the flavor of the first of them to ripen was not nearly as good as the later ripening ones. That being said I had a “fall crop” of them last year that I didn’t even much eat because of lack of flavor. So the heat may be essential to bring out their best taste. Others may want to chime in about that.
below are hj’s(foreground) overhanging chico’s at the background. Both are grafted to the same tree. Some chico’s are already 1/4 tanned but most are still apple-green, whereas all the hj’s are at least 1/2 tanned
thank you looks like the chico is a week or two later than HJ to ripen. i just might work for my area. Im trying to pick varieties that arent later than HJ since the frost arrives in two weeks after HJ ripens
good luck, btw, i see you’re in seattle, so try to find the sunniest spot for growing jujus, especially chico
Raf,
Your jujus always looked good. I will trade some Asian 
for your jujus this year since all of my trees are dead.lol.
My old neighbor had a huge jujube tree in DFW area. She sold the house in 2009. The new owner took down the jujube tree due to the sucker plants. What a shame.
I try to get a runner plant from her to see what it is…
hopefully can help you re-establish your jujus, stat! Glad your pear trees continue to produce.
My Chico’s here in Dallas have been dissapointing this year & last year. Poor fruit set, mediocre taste. Maybe Chico flavor varies with the weather?
Mine weren’t up to par last year either. It didn’t set much fruit last year but had a late crop that were pretty much flavorless. I don’t have one this year due to the vortex.
My Honey Jar is really tiny, maybe I should move it to a better location.
Honey Jar is always small. But some years they’re smaller than others. If you have 2-3 years of tiny fruit maybe moving would help, jujubees always like more sun
Or if you’re referring to the size of the tree, how tall is it?
I was referring to the fruit, but the tree is smaller too. It’s been under the shadow of a huge pluot which I will remove soon.
Jujubees need sun more than most fruit trees. If shaded even 2-3 hours production is off a lot
