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| common_names = Jujube, Red Date, Chinese Date
| common_names = Jujube, Red Date, Chinese Date
| growth_habit = deciduous tree
| growth_habit = deciduous tree
| high = 30ft (9m)
| high = 10 m
| wide = 12ft (3.5m)
| wide = 5 m
| origin = unknown (perhaps S Asia)
| origin = SE Europe, SW Asia
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = perennial
| lifespan = perennial
| water = regular, drought tolerant
| water = regular, drought tolerant
| features = edible fruit
| features = edible fruit
| hardiness = -28[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (-15°C[[Celsius|°C]])
| hardiness = -20°C[[Celsius|°C]])
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = 7-10
| usda_zones = 7-10
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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[[Image:Azufaifas fcm.jpg|thumb|left|jujube fruit]]
[[Image:Azufaifas fcm.jpg|thumb|left|jujube fruit]]
Tolerant of a wide range of temperatures and water, but won't give good fruit without summer heat and water during fruit development. Very drought tolerant if fruit is not important. Does well in desert with some water, can take extreme heat, down to -15C temperatures.
Tolerant of a wide range of temperatures and water, but won't give good fruit without summer heat and water during fruit development. Very drought tolerant if fruit is not important. Does well in desert with some water, can take extreme heat, down to -15°C, exceptionally -20°C, temperatures.
===Early Ripening===
===Early Ripening===
* '''Li''' - Large, round fruit up to 3 ounces in mid-August. May be picked at the yellow-green stage. Tree is many-branched, yet narrow and upright. Best eaten fresh. Best first tree to have.
* '''Li''' - Large, round fruit up to 70 g in mid-August. May be picked at the yellow-green stage. Tree is many-branched, yet narrow and upright. Best eaten fresh. Best first tree to have.
===Mid Season===
===Mid Season===
===Late Season===
===Late Season===
* '''Admiral Wilkes''' - Collected on a South Seas expedition in the 1840's and planted on the Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C. Elongated fruit which has been the very last to ripen, generally in mid to late November.
* '''Admiral Wilkes''' - Collected on a South Seas expedition in the 1840s and planted on the Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C. Elongated fruit which has been the very last to ripen, generally in mid to late November.
* '''Chico (GI 7-62)''' - Fruit is round but flattened on the bottom. Looks like small apples. Excellent either fresh or dried.
* '''Chico (GI 7-62)''' - Fruit is round but flattened on the bottom. Looks like small apples. Excellent either fresh or dried.
* '''GI-1183''' - Another cultivar from the Chico program. Large, sweet fruit.
* '''GI-1183''' - Another cultivar from the Chico program. Large, sweet fruit.