The Lang jujube trees are beautiful, no-care ornamental with striking, gnarled, light grey branches when dormant. Lang jujube fruit is large, pear-shaped, sweet, crisp and reddish to golden brown. The fruit is distinctly pear shaped. Ripens in early fall, a bit earlier than Li jujube tree,  and can be eaten fresh or dried. Often pollinated with another Jujube variety for more fruit. The Lang jujube tree is often selected for drying and is the jujube recognized as Chinese date.  Jujubes trees do very well in hot interior regions and are extremely drought tolerant. Please refer below for further information of the Lang jujube trees for sale. 

Considerations for Lang Jujube

USDA Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Uses: Fresh Eating, Canning / Preserves

Harvest Period: Late

Low Chill: Yes

Bloom Period: Very Late

Pollination Requirement: Partially self-fruitful more fruit with another variety

Origin Date: China 1800's

Storage: Several months

Disease Resistance: Excellent

Years to Bear: 1-2 years

Recommended Spacing: 12-16 ft.

Mature Size: 12-16 ft.

Pruning: Summer prune to maintain 8 ft.

Water Requirements: 4-8 gallons per week May through Sept.

Size of tree

Pruning tip

Basic idea for Pruning: Most fruit trees should be pruned in frost-free periods mid to late winter. (apricots best after bud break) Remove most vertical branches and shorten side branches. Fruiting wood is best on horizontal to 45 degree limbs. Learn more...

Shipping information

Shipping Note: Our fruit trees and berries are delivered to you bareroot during their winter dormancy from January through May depending on USDA zone. Trees are shipped with your invoice and helpful planting directions. There is no minimum quantity required but shipping rate for an individual tree is expensive since UPS/Fed Ex charge a dimensional weight and an additional handling fee to ship a tree. You'll find it's cost effective to consider a handful of trees,vines or our helpful Tree Starter Kits.