Honey Jar and Sugar Cane Jujubes just became available!

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@jujubemulberry

your bok jo graft here also is proving to be very productive relative to expanse of branching(on its second year grafted on sc). The lone fruit it produced last year was very sweet and crisp btw, similar to mayazao and r4t3 in taste and texture.

That’s very encouraging. I took pictures this morning and was thinking that Bok Jo is growing like a weed (5’ tall, grafted a foot from the ground last spring) and has a very heavy fruit load, so it will probably turn out to be foul tasting

A pic of Bok Jo:

Speaking of not good tasting, here’s a pic of Huping. Scott referred to it as a “spitter” a year or two ago and I think I had a very dry one as well. This year it looks to be carrying a heavier load, so maybe I can dry a few. The shape is interesting- almost like a peanut (in the shell).

@jujubemulberry

larger, roundish and dimpled fruits

Yup, that looks like my So. Here’s a pic of me with a handful a couple years ago. I’m interested in how this turns out. I’d offer to graft your variety, but I don’t know if you want to wait 3-4 years to know how it turns out Bok Jo is an out-lier in terms of early fruiting (as is Honey Jar).

Jujube fruit set if you don't have hot dry summers

My guess would be that when they are young, there is almost no self-shading. Then, as they get bigger, parts of the tree shade other parts of the tree at various points in the day and then none of it gets enough sun to set fruit. That is the problem with living in a populated area. I have the same issue- you can pay to cut down a neighbors trees (preferably with permission), but they will rarely agree to let you take down their house I’m starting to get more than the few initial fr…

Here’s a pic of my So this year. This branch isn’t that high off the ground and I’m a bit surprised it has this many fruit.

@jujubemulberry

sept late is a good juju to have, especially if you like some tart to your sweets

That’s good to hear. So it is a bit like Chico? Hopefully it isn’t too late for me. September for you could be November for me, as I’m at least 1.5 months from any ripening.

@tonyOmahaz5

But I also think cross pollination is an important factor as well

I can’t really measure that very well- I don’t think that there is anywhere in my yard (at least with any jujubes growing) that there aren’t at least 3 other varieties within 40 feet (often 10’). And the old So probably has at least 10 and probably a few more.

@tonyOmahaz5

Honey Jar 6 feet away is loaded with fruits

My Honey Jar is pretty well covered too, but not on the same scale as Tony’s.