{"id":533,"date":"2024-04-18T11:21:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T15:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2024-08-27T21:45:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T01:45:42","slug":"chinese-jujube","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/resources\/plantid\/fruits-and-nuts\/chinese-jujube\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Jujube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\"><div class=\"container px-0\"><div class=\"row align-items-start\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plant Identification Learning Module:<br>Fruits &amp; Nuts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chinese Jujube (<em>Zizyphus jujuba<\/em>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Trees are moderately large and upright, with spiny, gnarled branches and an open form, reaching 40 feet tall. Leaves are\u00a0<em>alternate<\/em>, glossy and\u00a0<em>oval<\/em>\u00a0to slightly elongated, from one to two inches long, with three prominent bowed veins. There are sharp spines along the\u00a0<em>margin<\/em>\u00a0at the broad base of the leaf. Flowers are small, white or yellow, fragrant, and borne in the\u00a0<em>leaf axils<\/em>. Fruit is small, to 1 inch, green when young, maturing to dark red, then black, with a sweet flavor. Chinese jujubes are grown in north and central Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/images\/plantid\/fruits\/jujube_tree.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese jujube tree\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/veggiegardeningtips.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a9 Kenny Point, Veggie Gardening Tips<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/images\/plantid\/fruits\/jujube_foliage.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage and fruit of Chinese jujube\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>(cc) 2004, J\u00falio Reis. This photo is licensed under&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/images\/plantid\/fruits\/jujube_flowers.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers of Chinese jujube tree\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Photo by: Walter Hodge<\/strong><br><strong>\u00a9 Wunderlin, R. P., and B. F. Hansen. 2008.&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/images\/plantid\/fruits\/jujube_fruit.jpg\" alt=\"Jujube fruits\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>(cc) 2006 Frank C. M\u00fcller. This photo is licensed under&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":437,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-533","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3891,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions\/3891"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}