You have to fill out custom paper work at the post office. List out every single item in the package and the value of them and the reason for sending. I told them tree branches that I grew out and share to my friends. The mailman enter the infos in the computer to see if it allows him to accept it. He said $15 then I was happy to pay him.
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I think Asian persimmons do well in hot weather. I think I saw a ASU publication recommending them for planting in AZ. Have you tried growing them? Are you in CA or NV?
i have grown them here in vegas, nv but they get runty and bear tiny fruits on bare mojave earth.
will give them another try with more organic matter on another property. They are more sensitive to alkali soil so have to start with plenty acidifying compost.
jujus don’t need any organic matter and will take root and revel on bare caliche soil
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Hi everybody! Im new here. I come and join here because I really like to grow fruit tree especially jujube. I have Honey Jar, Sugar Cane, and the one i dont know its name because i got it from my neighbor (he didn’t know anything about it neither)
But the fruits shape look like tiger tooth or GA 866.
May i ask anyone here know what kind of jujube is the best of taste like sweet, crunchy, and juicy. I dont like some kinds have skin stuck in my teeth. I read and just knew there are so many different kinds and I’m interested in R4T3 jujube. Could anyone here tell me how it tastes like? And If anyone here has R4T3 tree or scionwood to share I would love to buy. I live in zone 9.
Here is my email heocon_hcm at yahoo dot com. It’s easy to contact me through mail. Thanks in advance
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The next best jujube that can replace Honey Jar in taste, size, crunchiness, sweetness, and juiciness is Sandia from Dr. Yao husband nursery according to one of Our member on GF. You can order on line from his website.
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most jujubes multicrop. R4t3 bears well here in vegas, but fruit quality somewhat gets compromised on the first crop( like right here and right now in hot weather). As with other jujus, it is capable of multicropping and quality of subsequent fruits improves when ripened around autumn. I see you are at zone 10.
have some pictures here
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Could you please show me his website ? So i can order it. Thank you
I’m guessing persimmon wood would be the dark wood since it’s in the ebony family? But I felled a native persimmon that had just died that was nearly 2’ in diameter and there probably wasn’t more than 1/2" diameter of dark heartwood in the middle. Most of the wood was very light colored, which I’ve read is typical. I’m wondering how kaki wood compares. Is there substantial dark heartwood in kaki trees? And I’m curious about jujube wood, too. All I know is that it’s very hard (which persimmon is, too.)
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American persimmon does have lighter wood, qhich is probably due to the latitudes it is native to, and youre right that it is in the ebony family. I would say the dark heartwood of the tree you felled can be called ebony. Quite valuable if you like woodworking. Also intriguing that persimmons and pawpaws are true temperate species yet also happen to be in the same families that are ultratropicals: ebony family and sugar apple family respectively. Anyway, asian and african simmons tend to have darker and harder wood probably due to the harsher conditions or higher light intensity where theyve evolved.
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This is my jujube which i don’t know its name. Does anyone here know what it is?
It is very sweet, juicy and very good for eating fresh.
Thanks
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Hi Bob,
Did these new varieties fruit for you this year? If so, how do they taste as compared to the others you have? I’m particularly interested in Kongfucui which is supposed to be very productive and I hope they taste good even with a high crop load.
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I wouldn’t normally expect any results in the year the trees were planted. As it turned out this year though, several of the 1st year trees actually produced 2-3 fruit.
Maya- Good, but small. Crisp
Da Bai Ling- OK, but not as crisp. medium sized
Redland- Very large (small tree, huge fruit). OK, but not great texture and sugar
Russia #2- Very good- among the very best. But relatively small (close to Maya or maybe a tad bigger)
Alcalde #1: the first year tree didn’t produce, but the note ofrom n NMSU says that it is the same variety as “Qiyuexian”. And other sources say that is the same as Autumn Beauty. And I got some fruit from Autumn Beauty. It was good, but not great. Quite large (a bit smaller than Redland, but still pretty big). Not as crisp as Honey Jar, Sugar Cane, Black Sea, Russia #2, etc.
It isn’t really fair to compare first year trees with established ones. But, Russia #2 (especially, as the 2 year old Russia #2 was also great) and Maya are the ones I’m most optimistic about. Alcalde #1 and Redland are good due to their size, but I prefer crisp to big.
4 of 8 trees producing in planting year is a good result. Either:
1.) I’m getting better at ensuring early production (fertilize them a lot…)
2.) We had a better than average weather year for jujube
3.) The trees from CRD were good, with strong root systems
I suppose it could be all 3… 
Sorry- no fruit yet from KFC. Maybe next year.
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There are several elongated jujube which it could conceivably match. Do you have any information about where the variety came from?
R3T4 from TVA planting in Tennessee:
Massandra in Ukraine:
Tsao- not sure of source:
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Hi Bob,
Thanks for the detail info and being our trailblazer.
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I’m from zone 6b! Can I grow sandia jujube? Thanks
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Yes. Go for it.
You can grow it, but I’m not sure how long of a season you will need for it to ripen. It may not make it some years. We are 6B/7A and almost had a frost last week (34F low, per Weather.com). Normally, the first frost is around November 1st. But, none of the Sandia have ripened yet for me. They have a bit of a blush, so I don’t think it will be too long- maybe 1-2 weeks.
Dong is similarly late and looks to be getting pecked by birds.
Most other varieties have at least a few which have ripened or are showing spots of brown.
I’m growing healthy Chocolate persimmon on D. viginiana rootstock. It gets some afternoon shade. Chocolate is more heat tolerant than all the other persimmons I’ve tried to keep alive in Phoenix. The virginiana rootstock is better suited than lotus to bad desert soil. The only problem is finding another variety to pollinate the Chocolate that is also tough.
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