Zizyphus sativa

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Zizyphus sativa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Zizyphus sativa, Gaertn. (Z. vulgaris, Lam.). Common Jujube. Shrub or small tree, attaining 30 ft., glabrous: prickly or unarmed; the longer prickle up to 1 1/4 in. long: branchlets often fascicled, slender and having frequently the appearance of pinnate lvs.: lvs. ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, oblique at the base, sometimes emarginate, serrulate, glabrous, 3/4 - 2 in. long: fls. yellowish, fascicled, in axillary cymes: fr. ovoid to oblong, dark red or almost black, 1/2 – 3/4 in. long, short-stalked. March-June. S. Eu., S. and E. Asia; naturalized in Ala. R.H. 1859:602, 603. F.E. 19:395 (pl. 96). Var. inermis, Schneid. (Z. vulgaris var. inermis, Bunge). Branches unarmed. A.G. 12:79. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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