20 ASIAN DATE Jujube Ziziphus Spinosa Common Chinese Tsao Red Fruit Tree Seeds

DESCRIPTION: NAME: Asian Date OTHER COMMON NAMES: Jujube / Jujuba / Chinese Date / Tsao / Spiny Jujube / Common Date / Sour Date SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ziziphus Jujuba Spinosa syn. Ziziphus Sativa Spinosa / Ziziphus Spinosa / Ziziphus Vulgaris Spinosa COLOR: Greenish Yellow Flowers / Red Fruit PLANT SEEDS: Fall Sow / Cold Stratify BLOOM TIME: Late Spring - Early Summer HARVEST: Fall (October in the Northern Hemisphere) HARDINESS ZONE: 6 - 11 PLANT HEIGHT: 15 - 30' PLANT SPACING: 15 - 30' LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 20 Seeds OTHER: These large shrubs or small trees are native to SE Europe & parts of Asia. They are grown for their edible fruit that has a taste that is similar to a plum & a date. The 1” fruit starts out green & turns to red, wrinkling up when it’s dried. Dates are eaten all over the world. They are a popular snack either fresh, dried, or dried & candied. They are made into syrup, tea, juice, jam, canned, smoked, &