RED Chinese DATE TREE Edible 20 Seeds OTHER COMMON NAMES: Jujube / Red Date / Chinese Date / Korean Date / Common Jujube / Indian Date SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ziziphus Jujuba syn. Zizyphus Jujuba COLOR: Pale Yellow Flowers PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify BLOOM TIME: Flowers Late Spring - Early Summer HARVEST: Fruit in October HARDINESS ZONE: 6 - 11 PLANT HEIGHT: 20 - 30' (Or pruned to a hedge) LIGHT : Sun - Part Shade WATER : Average - Dry Red Date Trees are grown for their edible fruit that has a taste that is similar to an apple a date. The fruit starts out green turns to red, wrinkling up when it’s dried. They are made into syrup, tea, juice, jam, honey, canned, smoked, added to breads puddings, Ziziphus Jujuba is more cold tolerant than other species, but is still able to tolerate heat well too. They are able to grow in many conditions from desert to alpine. This tree will tolerates most soil conditions including rocky, sandy, clay, times of drought. The Red Date can grow quite large if you’d like it to, but you can also trim it into a shrub if you prefer something smaller. The wood of the tree is also utilized, Jujube also has traditional herbal / medicinal uses. The tree’s flowers are fragrant but small, however the leaves are fragrant too are even used to make potpourri. Notice ! We need to be contacted within 24 hours If there are any problems with the product. Please send me a photo with the tracking number Thanks !