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

I was looking over the tree and found the ZHD graft. It had a single fruit on it, which has just reached 70% brown (normally, just what I shoot for).

Here is a pic of it, with some So for comparison.

This year, Honey Jar has been a level above the So for fresh eating. So is at least 1, maybe 2 levels above the ZHD. It was very dense and dry, with only mild sweetness. Maybe next time I’ll see if I can get it to dry.

One other note- my So weren’t as good this year as last. Then, we had a day of rain last week. The fruit I picked in the day or two after the rain were much crisper and juicier- very tasty. I think I need to irrigate when they get close to ripe if we go a while without rain.

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