I think the pic is deceiving. Its about the size of my thumb! Hahah! Anyway my estimated frost is October 15th. Still good you think?
I am half a zone colder. Most of my HJ are about that stage, too. They will ripen in time. Probably in a week or two.
Like @k8tpayaso said, HJ can be eaten before they turn brown. I like them when they are half brown and crunchy. Very addictive.
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Awesome! I almost sh!t myself when I saw it there. It had flowers for the longest time, just no fruit. The sugar cane I planted this spring had nothing either. I almost gave up on it. Not knowing how long it would take to ripen. Iām glad I didnāt give up on it. So, yours get fruit and ripen regularly in your zone?
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Lol , I have one lonely jujube on my hj that I have been watching. It is still green but at least it is still there.
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Planted my first jujbes in; 2016. HJ fruited the first and since then. It is productive comparing to other varieties. Full sun and close plants is helpful to jujube production.
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I have one HJ leftā¦about that size on a tree I just planted this yearā¦itās my last juju of the season! 
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Do you get consistent fruiting? Iām really hoping these work well for me. I am loving how they avoid all the pest pressure. I was a little skeptical about planting these in my zone, but if I get continued fruit increase with age and size, Iāll definitely add more.
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I feel your pain. My first and last all in one shotš
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I donāt have any fruit this year, but last year I had many of HJ and Sugar cane until mid-oct. I live at WNY too, but zone 6a.
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James, where are you located? Iām below the escarpment, a few miles away from Lake Ontario.
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I live at Buffalo area, I protected my jujube trees for 2 years already to make sure they wonāt die of the cold winter.
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Gotcha, I was worried earlier this year when they took such a long time to leaf out. Iāve got a little buffer from the prevailing winds, so I think Iām good on the protection. Itās nice to know thereās someone on here thatās local with the same interests. I may pick your brain from time to timeš
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I was there at one timeā¦ 
It will get better!
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Itās common for jujubes to leaf out later than other fruit. Iāve seen some bird pecking this year as far as having an issue.
@tonyOmahaz5 grows jujubes in ground in zone 5 so it can be done.
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I have been eating my Honey Jar fruits in the last week. Now most of them starting to turn browish color near the stem. I probably will freeze about 5 gallons ziplock bags in the next few weeks. I got to save room for pawpaws.
Tony
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My Sugar Cane has started to turn brown this week.
HJ is still behind. Hj probably will start to turn color some time next week.
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My largest fruit this year so far has been a Porterville jujube. Larger than Shanxi Li and Dae sol Jo. Unfortunately my wife ate it while I was at work and I got no photo.
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I have two this year both from HJ. See the picture below so I share your feelings. There is one still hanging on the tree. I also have several Li and Lang and they did not fruit this year and they have been in the ground several years. They are about 6ft in height.
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As big around as a thumb sounds about right for Honeyjar, at least based on my first two years with a still small tree.
I always see the posts on here and they always look huge. Iāve never seen a hj in person, so hopefully itās where it should be.