then again, it is obvious that you’re off to a good start. Almost certain your trees will perform better and earlier next year and henceforth. Hours of direct sunlight now seem to be the only possible limiting factor, which apparently you’ve already ‘willed’ to your trees.
I wouldn’t say that. My Shanxi Li are a day or two behind Mamuang’s, while Honey Jar and So (all 3 on the same tree) have been coming in for 3.5 weeks.
This doesn’t match Tony’s observation (and mine is a small sample), but last year, when I got some Sugar Cane, it was at the same time as So. But, that was from a tree in a different part of the yard with slightly more (almost complete) sun.
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I agree- I’d eat that one before even downloading the picture
I thought of you when I picked my first HJ. It’s very small, like a cherry. I remember the pic you posted comparing jujube’s size to other fruit you had. Quite a contrast.
However, for those who like the taste of jujube (I included), jujube is like a David against Goliath
I am planning to pick that Shanxi Li tomorrow. If I like its taste the way I HJ’s, I’ll order Shanxi Li instead of HJ. At least, the size of the fruit is a lot bigger that HJ.
i agree. Fruit development during first year/first two years of planting may not be an accurate gauge of determining the early from the mid to late. It is contingent to what type of stems are already there(or aren’t), and also influenced by condition of the roots when first planted.
actually the maximum and minimum if you want them farthest apart if mother earth’s circumference is truly ~25000 mi, as more than 12500 mi would make the trees closer to each other on the other side
well, whatever fruit it was being compared to, can’t possibly detract from the numerous merits(environmental and logistical) and health benefits of growing and eating jujubes. This is not to imply that fruitnut is limiting his critique to merely isolating and exposing what ‘faults’ jujus may have, and that he is unaware of its advantageous traits.
I’m hoping that it is a good one, as I’ve already got two trees and a graft of it. I vaguely recall that Scott described Shanxi Li fondly several years ago. I’m tempering my expectations- if it as good to eat as So and much bigger I will be happy with it. If it is as good as HJ, the size would make it the king of jujubes.
I got a 6 years old Li, a 5 years old Lang that I multi-grafted several varieties on it like HJ, LI, Dong, Winters Delight, Sugarcane, So, GA-866( 4 yrs old grafts and no fruit), 5 HJs between the age of 2-4 years and producing well), 4 Tigertooths a few years old (1 tree from Jack root cutting and the other 3 were root suckers that came up when I moved the original Tigertooth to a more sunny spot), and 2 Sugarcane on their third leaf. The 3 yrs old Shanxi Li graft is not doing all the great. It just sat there and produced a few fruits. I will have to re-graft the Shanxi Li with another source of scionwood.
BTW, I like the HJ a lot but the fruit is on a smaller side compared to the LI and Shanxi LI. I plan to bag a branch of HJ and pollinated it with the LI pollen and grow out the HJ seeds to see if the seedlings will inherit the large fruit size from the LI and retains the sweetness, crunchy, and juicy of the HJ. That would be an ideal HJ specimen.
We ate them fresh so far. Once all the trees are in full production then I will try to dry them for later use. I can eat a 1/2 lb of fresh HJ without any problem.
That is a tough choice for you to make. I have some sunny spaces left that is why I plan to have 10 HJs to make up for the Shanxi Li size. All my in laws already begging for the HJ fruits from the samples that gave to them.