Shanxi Li Giant Jujube Tree – Large Chinese Date Tree with Sweet Apple Flavor, Bare Root Ziziphus jujuba

Product Overview

Grow the impressive Shanxi Li Giant Jujube Tree (Ziziphus jujuba), a premium Chinese variety known for its exceptionally large, round fruit often exceeding 2 inches. Also called pear jujube, this deciduous fruit tree produces crisp, apple-like textured fruit that becomes sweeter when dried, making it ideal for fresh eating, drying, and traditional uses.

Key Features

• Extra-large fruit variety with fruit size over 2 inches
• Self-fertile and serves as an excellent pollinizer for other jujube trees
• Hardy and adaptable to a wide range of climates
• Ships as a live bare root tree, ready to plant
• Secure packaging ensures safe delivery

Growing Information

• Common Name: Shanxi Li Jujube, Chinese Date, Pear Jujube
• Botanical Name: Ziziphus jujuba
• Plant Type: Deciduous fruit tree
• Sun Requirements: Full sun for best fruit quality
• Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates poor soils
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Height: 10–20 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Chill Hours: Approximately 200 hours
• Pollination: Self-fertile and a good pollinizer
• Harvest Season: Late summer to fall
• Container Friendly: Yes, with pruning

Minimal care is needed once established as Shanxi Li jujube trees are resilient and low maintenance. Plant in full sun to ensure the best fruit quality.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.