Ziziphus Mauritiana 10 Seeds, Indian Jujube, Chinese Apple, Plum, Date, Fruit Tree Shrub

Ziziphus mauritianaAlso known as: Indian Jujube, Chinese AppleA valuable commercial fruit crop, the plant is widely cultivated, especially in southeastern Asia, but also in various other regions including Africa, India, Australia, the Pacific and the Americas.It is a multi-branched, evergreen, thorny tree with a spreading crown. It grows up to 15 meters tall with a bole 40cm or more in diameter. It can spread by suckers to form a thicket of growth. Where climatic conditions are severe, it is commonly a compact shrub growing only 3 - 4 meters tall.They are well adapted to harsh environments and provide harvest, even during droughts, when other staple crops fail and are used as emergency food during times of food shortage.The delicious fruit is eaten raw or preserve with a sour to sweet flavor, and can be made into a floury meal, butter, or a cheese-like paste, or used as a condiment. The yellow-orange to brown fruit turns black at maturity; They are roundish to oblong in shape, up to 50