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Ziziphus mauritiana Indian jujube 30, 100, 250, 500, 1000 seeds

$ 7.38

Availability: 24 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: India
  • USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 5 (-20 to -10 °F), 6 (-10 to 0 °F), 7 (0 to 10 °F), 8 (10 to 20 °F), 9 (20 to 30 °F), 10 (30 to 40 °F)
  • Season of Interest: Spring
  • Climate: Sub-tropical, Tropical
  • seeds: 100 seeds
  • Sunlight: Full Sun
  • Watering: Medium
  • Foliage: Evergreen

    Description

    March 9, 2022
    Ziziphus mauritiana a small evergreen tree of variable size, up to 15m or even more in height, with a spreading crown and stipular spines, found both wild and cultivated throughout the greater part of India, ascending to an altitude of c. 1500m in the Himalayas,  Low shrubby form is common.  Bark rough, grey or dull blackl leaves variable, oblong-elliptic ovate or suborbicular, closely serrulate or entire, rounded at both ends, prominently 3-nerved flowers greenish yellow, in axillary cymes; drupes oblong-globose or ovoid, red orange or yellowish.
    USDA zone: 5-10
    Growing Info, follow in order:
    Scarification:Soak in water, let stand in water for 48 hours.
    Stratification:cold stratify for 60 days.
    Germination:Sow seed 1/4 inch deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
    Other:may also require warm stratification, so germination may be delayed by 1 year.