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Ziziphus_jujuba
Jujube trees are small trees of the family Rhamnaceae, originating from tropical and subtropical countries of the old and the new world. They are often thorny, several species produce edible fruits, jujubes.
Common names: Dindulier, common jujube, malcadi, small apple ginkolier, apple
Synonyms: Paliurus mayor, Rhamnus jujuba, Rhamnus soporifera, Rhamnus zizyphus, Ziziphus jujuba, Ziziphus mayor, Ziziphus nitida, Ziziphus orthacantha, Ziziphus poiretii, Ziziphus rotundata, Ziziphus sativa, Ziziphus soporifera, Ziziphus spinosa, Ziziphus tomentosa, Ziziphus trinervia, Ziziphus vulgaris var . inermis, Ziziphus vulgaris var. spinosa, Ziziphus zizyphus, Zizyphon jujubum
DESCRIPTION:
Ziziphus jujuba or common jujube tree is a fruit tree native to South Asia, where it has been cultivated for over 4000 years.
The fruit is called chinese date or jujube. The taste is similar to dates but less sweet. They are eaten fresh or dried, used in cooking and in traditional medicine for many pathologies.
This tree grows well in any soil, even in sandy and poor soils, and tolerates temperatures down to -20 ° C and below.
It is a small deciduous tree with a height of 5-15 m, usually with thorny branches.
The leaves are bright green, oval and pointed, 2-7 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, with three visible veins at the base and a finely serrated margin.
The flowers are small, 5 mm wide, with five discrete yellow-green petals.
The fruit is an edible oval drupe 1.5-3 cm long, smooth, green before maturity and red when ripe, with the consistency and taste of an apple, brown to purple-black at maturity and finally wrinkled as a small date. It has a hard core that looks like an olive core.