An Amazing Desert Adapted Fruit Tree

Some fruit gets all the glory. Peaches produce amazing fruit in different environments and has people swooning for it's sweet flavor. Apples have hundreds of different varieties that are grown all over the world. However, how many fruit trees thrive in desert heat, grow like crazy and produce fruit that resists nearly any pest you can throw at it? Jujube fits that bill perfectly!
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[@Radicalist-Manifesto]

Hi this is Aditya, commenting from Kerala, India! We've tons of Jujube here, including in my own farm and we love it. Since you already are harvesting so many fruits, may I suggest you let more of them ripen to just when they are getting wrinkly, and then havest andd start to freeze them. Once you have enough, thaw them out one time and make a jam or a compote with it. If properly canned, they will stay stay good a long time, and they are yummy. We also cut them, add salt and sugar (sometimes chilli powder), and sun dry them to make what can easily be called jujube candy! They're absolutely delicious, but I've stopped making them because people in the house just end up eating the candies before they are even fuly dry and I don't get any!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Aditya, thank you for the notes here on these fruit. We do plan on freezing many of these as we want to try a Jujube wine. With that, we would also have the option to try many of the things you're describing here. I'm really looking forward to more production off of these trees with all of these wonderful use options! Do you have a recipe for that candy?

[@Radicalist-Manifesto]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I just cut the fruit lengthwise into slices so that I can discard the pits! Thereafter I mix 20g of powdered salt and 250g of sugar per Kilogram of cut fruit and immediately put it out in the sun to dry! It's important to rush this process because the addition of salt and sugar draws out moisture from the fruits. If not left to dry immediately, that moisture will pool and drain, resulting in loss of flavour and taste. If you put it out to dry quickly, the moisture dries out even as it is being drawn, which protects from loss of taste! In India, it takes not more than 2-3 days to dry out completely! But it could be different in your location! A friend of mine in Indonesia uses same recipe but dries his candies in a electric food dryer. He's told me he gets consistent results. So if you have a food dryer, you can use that too instead. Thanks for the reply and hope you enjoy the candies 😀🙏

[@Radicalist-Manifesto]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm side note, I use same recipe for other fruits too. Also sometimes I add a bit of chilli powder to spice things up.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@Radicalist-Manifesto thank you for this recipe. We'll need to try this with Jujube, but maybe with apple varieties as well!

[@timothyblazer1749]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm if you're planning wine, you must have great production! Beautiful job. :-)

[@margieest7424]

I must say the little dates taste very good. And they provider great shade and lots of wasps

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Boy is that ever true. They are VERY good once they reach the "date stage"!

[@shabikowsar3579]

JUJUBES ARE GREAT 👍

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They really are an amazing fruit for us!

[@claytoncurcio3119]

So when you fall off your edge you'll land where I'm at mohave valley AZ. 🤔 I'm literally learning that, after long searching growing might be the passion/hobby I've looked for. I'm new.......in fact that's why I found your YT channel. I've literally been watching since 8AM 092022, since the kids went to school. It's 2AM the next day. Haha My wife is the one who actually was the one who started this...hmm, Jumpstart in me with wanting to begging this journey with her by starting cherry tomatoes and watermelon for our littles. History lesson over lol I would be so bold to ask where how, what, and maybe a day in the life of yall to get the life style that is presented at the beginning of this exact video in my wife's and my future. All respects, Future Gardening family.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Clayton. First off, just love hearing stories like this. We're both from the big city (Los Angeles and Phoenix), so this is still relatively new for us as well having not grown up around any of this. That being said, it's a very rewarding way to live and something we're really designed to do. Starting with cherry tomatoes and melons for your little ones is perfect! As you have questions, please ask!

[@_Barnraised_]

In Asian cooking we add it to soups and stews to add more flavor!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ooh, now that sounds very interesting. We're coming up on soup season here in a few months, so maybe we need to freeze a few for dishes this Winter! Thank you for the suggestion!!

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent video. this is my favorite one(jujube ). In chania, they have 10000 cultivar and US only 100 . China is top Jujube producing county in the world. 2nd Australia. Chania released one of the best variety called Dali winter jujube this year, You have 4 trees. Which one grow side way and mostly thorny. Would mind to sell seeds. In china , It has more medicinal value such as root , bark, leaves , seeds and Timber all usable.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Abid! We were thinking of you when we did this video. You're always asking us for an update on these, so we figured you would enjoy a whole episode on these cool fruit! I'm not sure which of these is more thorny and they all seem to be growing pretty vertical right now. I had no idea there were that many cultivars in China. Wow!

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Yes, I did

[@timingisperfect]

The best jujube I've had the pleasure of tasting was very much like a Mars bar / nougat. It was a Shanxi Li and pretty dry, but somehow still airy. This video comes at a great time because I have JUJUBE FEVER after tasting fruit hanging in an alley, and now I must have some trees! Never heard of the Admiral but clearly it has the most important trait in my yard: It wants to grow here.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Perfect timing! These trees do really well for us here and fruit at a very young age. We have a Shanxi Li, but it is newly planted this past Spring, so no fruit yet. Glad to hear we have something to look forward to with that one!

[@marschlosser4540]

Me: Ju-Ju Bee. I bought a Lang, then found out 2 were needed to pollinate; I let a sucker grow up and only that got fruit. But, now have a Shaunxi Li and the sucker needs to go. Mulberries, bought a dwarf, and got two seedlings, shish! But, also got an Arbutus unedo (European madrone/strawberry tree) that I hope does well. If they're like our madron, they'll love our gentle summers and low humidity.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Martin! We have a lang here as well and it set fruit last season, but nothing so far this year. Just planted a Shanxi Li this past Spring, so we're keeping our fingers crossed for it next year. Strawberry tree, huh?

[@dimask77]

Prickly Pear Cactus and Peruvian Apple Cactus would be good additions to your farm too. I stir fried some nopales with some pork last time and it was delicious. We Chinese love the dried jujube, we often use it in either sweet or salty soup.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Very true, those would be excellent additions and you find them all around town. We've had several folks suggest using the Jujube in soup, so we'll need to give that a try!

[@jimjimgl3]

The growth rate on those trees is crazy...!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They really are amazing trees, that's for sure!

[@sdraper2011]

What a beautiful tree! I love learning about all these different plants on your channel.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We have been very happy with these trees so far. It's incredible how they respond to the heat of the Summer!

[@valerieburchett8951]

HI from Mesa AZ

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Valerie!

[@danielfisch655]

Jujubes are my favorite fruit tree and I’m trying to get one to add to our collection. Thank you for sharing.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Daniel. I'm surprised to hear you don't have one of these yet with all you have growing over there. They can be a challenge to find sometimes and they're a bit expensive, but they grow like gangbusters for us.

[@ranasammani7745]

Hi Duane and Lori! Nice to see you both. I planted my first Indian Jujube last month and it was the same size as your trees when first planted. Amazing how yours grew so quickly and hope to have a similar experience!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Rana! We had an Indian Jujube on the old farm and lost it when the trunk split in half. They grow VERY quickly in our experience, so be sure to prune as necessary to keep them healthy!

[@Radicalist-Manifesto]

Khub Sara gobar ka Khad daliye....jaldi badega

[@pattieford1920]

Hello you two, I enjoyed this video, I am glad that it was not bitter tasting. I am glad you're getting fruit off of those trees, and they have grown quite fast. Keep up the good job on your farm. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Pattie! Glad you enjoyed this one.

[@JacobShepherdEngineer]

I've recently started watching your videos and am developing my garden. It's nice to see what others in the area are planting and the results they have.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Jacob! Glad you found us and are enjoying the content. Let us know if you have any questions!

[@Dodonis1One]

​@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Hello mister. How can I get that fruit plant in Uzbekistan?

[@ServantofGod904]

Thanks for the video.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one S M.

[@kariiremiriam2266]

Thanks for sharing

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

You're welcome!

[@snowfuller7599]

Loved the video. I have no intentions of growing these trees but was great to watch. Loving the endings. 🤣🤣

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one. I have to admit, Jujube trees are not for everyone, but they're sure a unique little fruit for us here!

[@ORIGINALLANDEROS]

Wow. Thank you for sharing 🙏 keep up the great work 💪

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one!

[@ORIGINALLANDEROS]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm this actually reminded of some friends who have Jujube trees. They're a great privacy screen

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@ORIGINALLANDEROS ooh yeah, especially with those thorns!!

[@DianneCarrington]

Mate, you should be a food critic. Excellent explanation of taste and texture, and your outtakes are so much fun

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Now that would be a cool job to have, huh? Especially if all the meals were on the house!!

[@Raven_Reese]

just found your channel .. thank you..

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Raven! Glad you found us and hope you enjoy the content!

[@beybslifeintheus494]

Beautiful tree 🎄🌴

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thank you, these trees are amazing!

[@eppsurbanhomesteadfarm]

So Nice! Love ❤Jujubes we grow 5 species of them. They are great dry to 💚🌿🌳

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Woohoo!! And this whole time we thought we were the only ones loving this little guys!! 😉

[@eppsurbanhomesteadfarm]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm 🌳🤗🌳

[@andrewstanford7573]

I've been thinking about getting some myself after hearing this from you guys makes me wish I would have got them already. Have a great weekend and keep up the great inspirational videos we definitely appreciate it!!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Andrew. These trees have really impressed us with how fast they grow and how young they produce. They can be hard to find, but usually this time of year the online stores start taking orders for bare root deliveries this Winter, so it's time to start looking for these if you're going to give them a shot!

[@bgsab7912]

Great, jujubees in the desert of Arizona. The sky is the limit. What's your next project, Duane?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@bgsab7912 the next big one is moving onto the back of the property to work on establishing a desert pasture for the goats and eventually sheep. That's the plan for now at least!

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

I've never had a jujube. I think I need to try one out.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They're a unique little fruit. Not going to knock your socks off, but they're great to munch on and are LOADED with fiber!

[@TheCountryHomestead]

Just found your channel and I honestly haven't heard about jujube. That's a beautiful tree.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there, glad you found us! This are really cool trees and they thrive in our harsh conditions. Are you here in AZ?

[@TheCountryHomestead]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Unfortunately, I'm in Ohio 😜, harsh snow. Would love to have jujube in our farm but may not work weather wise.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@TheCountryHomestead mmm, that may be tough. They're listed to be good down to Zone 6/7, but hot, dry summers are important to their fruit production.

[@marilynwhite2155]

Even tho I won't be growing a lot of your fruits I still love your videos and presenting me with new knowledge

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Marilyn. I'm really glad you enjoy the videos. We figure there are folks out there that plan on growing some of these plants and other folks that just like to see what can be done!

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

Soup taste good with jujube

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ooh, that does sound interesting. Do you have a good recipe for us to try that in?

[@ydne]

Nomads of the desert would need something they could grow and harvest soon after planting, as they might not be in the same location too long.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I imagine that's true!

[@mesutozsen903]

eline emeğine sağlık bu güzel vlog için kolay gelsin hayırlı işler....👍👍👍👍

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Buradaki cesaretlendirme için tekrar teşekkürler Mesut!

[@stewartc4558]

how well is the aquafer doing? Heard that the main aquafers are shrinking

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Stewart, great question. We're on a protected aquifer out here in Wittmann that is one of the strongest in the state. It's filled primarily by the Hassayampa river which actually runs year round, but under the surface. That is fed by rainfall that occurs both North of us and also the occasional flood events we see down here. The current estimated recharge is double the expected discharge. That is of course as of today. With development continuing to push out this way I fear that will change over time.

[@LtBRS]

I remember it being called both the cinema and the movies back in the 60's. The "movies" term came-in back in the 30's when Edison developed motion pictures...and then the "talkies" came in. Boy did that impress Howard Hughes to change his epic film mid production.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I must have been channeling the 60's with this one, because I never have referred to it as a Cinema. I did not know the history behind the term movies. Definitely makes sense though.

[@LtBRS]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm My decades my be off. What once was crystal clear (a reference to old AM reciever turning) has gotten a little grey.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@LtBRS my hair is headed in that same direction these days!

[@ameliastark688]

Lots of water required? Able to preserve like in a jam or jelly?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Amelia. We have these on the same watering schedule as the rest of our fruit trees for now. However, our go-to nurseryman (RSI Growers) has a Sherwood in his front yard that does really well with far less water. These also don't really take off until the heat really kicks in, so they are just designed for our weather! Not sure on the jam/jelly front. We haven't tried these yet in any dishes.

[@Elementaldomain]

I live in the High Desert. Temps are 95ish in summer. Mine take 20 minutes of one drip per day, 30 in 100 degree days. Pretty drought resistant but you have to water every day to get succulent fruit. My trick was to turn all fruit trees into bushes. They are no more than 6’ high. Really cuts the water usage and they don’t stress from high winds, easy to harvest. Easy to keep birds off. The other thing I do is to pick them when they first start to turn brown. I bring them in, put them Lon the counter and as they fully turn brown and wrinkle, I use them.

[@mrssantos119]

can u please do more of the close up picking of the fruit its so satisfying to watch,,,

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes watching that! I'll see what we can do. 😉

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

My neighbors! We definitely would love to try growing jujubes on our property. Jujube wine?! Definitely unique, I'm sure it's delicious 🥂

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Aaron! The jujubes have really impressed us this past season. They grow like crazy and produce 2 crops. The only challenge, as with all fruit trees, is the immense bird damage. Especially in the Fall harvest.

[@praveenJacksport]

Jujebe is a very popular desert fruit in india too. In India its very popular with the name of "Ber".

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Praveen! We've had several viewers from India tell us the same thing. We also have folks here in town from India that are interested in purchasing the fruit from us eventually as you can't find these in the stores here locally.

[@vicky116]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm jujube or ber as we call is best eaten fresh. Don't wait for them to get wrinkles. I love all the sizes the smaller pea size, thumb size and the larger variety we see in markets in recent years I think it's cultured because it's green but ripe inside. Do you know you can pickle them or make candy out of it? Rich source of vit C.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@vicky116 we've had a couple of folks suggest pickling them, but we haven't tried it yet. I'd like to ferment them into wine as well. It should make a beautiful, golden colored wine.

[@Radicalist-Manifesto]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm In my previous main note in comments I forgot to mention this, but I've been making fruit wines including jujube, on my farm in Kerala for home consumption. Sadly I cannot attach a picture here or I would have. You have to basically make a jujube smoothie in a blender with some good quality clean water before adding the yeast. Adding a little honey also helps. The wine colour is more white-ish than golden though..

[@ahsanulkabir6503]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm the jujub when eaten at the stage it's fully Yellow , before it becomes Brown, Red,& shrivelled called Dates in China. At that stage Depending on Variety can be Sweet Sweet & Crunchy 😋 😍 ☺.....

[@samstory8428]

haha, i love the way you explain the flavor. I think it's hard to explain unless you really do try it

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

So true Sam, it is such a unique fruit to explain!

[@joebai2475]

Great.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one Joe!

[@joebai2475]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm 枣 它可以放到蛋糕和馒头上 中国北方一大特产

[@joebai2475]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm It can be put on bread and cake. One of the major fruit of north China.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@joebai2475 Do you remove the pit somehow first? We're trying to figure out the best way to do that on a small scale.

[@joebai2475]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm No we eat and spit.

[@bigdogbob845]

I have several neighbors who have Jujube trees and have sampled a few what I think are different varieties. One type seems to have an almost Vanilla Custard flavor, honey sweetness with Vanilla undertones, delicious ! And they do have some thorns, so beware when picking them !

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great notes here Bob. We've only had solid production on this one tree, so we're looking forward to these other varieties!

[@vynguyen6376]

The best jujube I ever tasted is tiger tooth jujube they are sweet even when they still light green before turning brown. It is juicy too not dry and airy at all. I heard sugarcane jujube also sweet n juice.

[@kevincharles112]

The trees seem to grow much more upright than your traditional scaffold-type fruit. Is that central-design done deliberately so that the trees have their own internal shade (like you'd do for a fall-harvest apple). Didn't know if you pruned it that way, or if that's just been their natural growth. This Ant Admire variety seems pretty thornless too (since you were deep into the branches for filming). Looks interesting, and I have a spot for something like this!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Kevin. These trees seem to naturally grow in that central leader design and we do plan on letting them grow that way. The only challenge we're running into is they grow so fast they're getting a bit too top heavy, so we'll have to manage the height a bit here this Winter.

[@tbjtbj4786]

If its taste like apples I wonder how deer would like it? And if they taste like they are fermenting when there wrinkled. I wonder what they would do like a hard cider. Especially with a honey/ apple taste. Hummm apple mead? How do you think they would do in the fl. Heat with our water? My sister wanting to add to the fruit trees more than just the wild natural ones here.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

You are reading our minds with this one. Once we have enough to try, we're thinking of trying a wine with these as the base. We haven't made mead before, but this may be a great one to try for that as well. I think these would do well for you in FL. They love the heat of Summer!

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

I love the flight-over in your video . In fact, I keep expecting an explanatory commentary accompanying it. Surprise me one day. The next birthday is in April next. These trees are magnificent. I've never heard of these until these past few years and had to wait for your videos to get a closeup of them. That are indeed an interesting tree and fruit. Perhaps an alternative to the date palm. I wonder if you have ever seriously thought of planting date palms? Perhaps in a Miyawaki forest in that mysterious back patch that always pops up in the video. Re the FBI flightovers?! I have just watched a documentary on the decreasing world wide water supplies featuring in particular the major cities in desert regions LA, Las Vegas, Phoenix. Maybe they plan on doing mandates on water in these areas. If they encouraged fruit trees plus as in a Miyawaki forest or followed the guidelines of Geoff Lawton and greening the Desert instead of cultivating sterile green lawns in these cities and surrounds, the trees would set up their own microclimate and form rain clouds. I hate to think what some feeble brain in these departments of burocracy are brewing up. It seems nowadays, anything goes. Praying for you both and for those in the flight-overs.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Carolle. Eventually we'll have a description in one of the flyovers, so everyone gets a good lay of the land. I agree with you in that there is a reckoning to be had for many of our cities in the desert Southwest. We have not been good stewards of the resources we have and it's all coming to a head now that the population has expanded. While I'd like to think it will change as the need arises, I'm not seeing it to any large extent at this point. There are new housing divisions popping up around us with HOAs that require trees and bushes to be planted (or grass if you prefer??), but do not allow any fruit trees!!?? Utter nonsense.

[@margieest7424]

Don't forget to mention that they are very invasive. I started with one and my whole yard has been taken over by these trees and I live in an acre. I have to be digging out the small ones to keep them under control.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh my, that sounds horrible. We only get them where we irrigate, so it wouldn't be an issue, but for folks who get some rainfall or irrigate entire areas this would definitely be a problem!

[@lyndeer2173]

I had a jujube tree that had so many thorns and never fruited. I didn’t notice any thorns on yours. Are all you trees thornless?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Lyndee. These do have thorns, some larger than others. We should have mentioned that in this review.

[@HummingbirdJa]

Cinema...yes, here in the UK.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Patricia! Ok, I thought that was the case, but you never know. Sometimes we think something is true when in reality it isn't. Thank you for confirming that for me! 😉

[@HummingbirdJa]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm My pleasure...

[@sonotaps]

Good video! I’m in the east valley and have Li, G-866, and Honey Jar jujube trees. Li got better with age (fall crop best), G-866 is good but shy bearer for me, and Honey Jar is caramel-apple good and more “juicy” by jujube standards. I have Thai Giant Indian Jujube too. Larger, and more juicy. Tastes like a low quality green apple but still good (very airy texture) and produces in dead of winter here so that’s nice.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there! Great notes here on those varieties. We have 4 varieties here (Lang, Shanxi Li, Empress Gee and Ant Admire). The Fall crop is just starting to ripen and much like you're seeing, they do seem to be much sweeter on some of these varieties. We may be adding a few more varieties and the Honey Jar is on our short list!

[@sonotaps]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I took out the Lang I had. It is probably the best drying variety to make tea with or eat “like a date” but is lousy fresh (and that is what I like in a jujube). The root suckers of Lang were crazy aggressive too. I have a Barhee date palm and I enjoy real dates anyway (they taste like candy). Great to compare notes with someone in AZ. Love the videos so thanks again.

[@malapanchoosingh9693]

In Guyana 🇬🇾 we call that “doungs” lovely fruit. We eat them before it’s dried

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh wow, that's amazing to hear you're having success with these in Guyana as well. We agree, they seem to be much better before they're dried!

[@marilynroda1148]

Hellooo..I subscribed already..nice your videos

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Marilyn. Glad you found us and are enjoying the content!

[@toddstoneking9651]

Hi Duane and Lori just wondering when you prune your trees do you sell or give any cuttings from them

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Todd. We prune the majority of our trees during the Winter, but we donate all of our usable cuttings to Reid at RSI growers. That being said, if you happen to be here and need a cutting or two, I think we can make that happen. 😉

[@teresaprice5070]

Perhaps Jujubes are best consumed in other forms: chutneys, cooked down into spreads, candied...?? Thoughts?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Teresa, great question/suggestion. They're pretty decent fresh, but as you're saying, it sounds like many cultures use these in teas and dishes. So there may be something to that! We're hopeful to make a wine out of them when we have enough production. 😉

[@teresaprice5070]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Now THAT sounds like the perfect solution! 😂💜

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@teresaprice5070 🍷

[@vicky116]

@@teresaprice5070 in India we make candy and pickle the jujube or ber as we call it.

[@j1407bmoon]

We make chutneys and jams out of this fruit. Delicious!

[@gggsi1244]

korean they love dried jujube you should dry them cook with chicken make tea with pear in the winter

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ooh, I imagine this would be very good with either chicken or pork. That little bit of sweet would be wonderful in a tea as well.

[@randysmith5435]

I have a red date tree here in western Maryland zone 6 . It produces huge amounts of fruit.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

You have me curious now Randy. We're used to seeing dates around here, but I would not have guessed they would be found up your way!

[@randysmith5435]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Ziziphus jujube. Also known as Chinese red date.Mine is a descendant of one planted at Monticello by Thomas Jefferson. The parent tree I got it from was over thirty feet tall. The lady who gave it to me was one of my best friends. Sorry I'm being brief but otherwise I'd write a long story and bore you to death with my interest in botany.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@randysmith5435 ah, ok. Being in a desert I just assumed it was a palm date. You would think I would put the 2 together being the comment was on a Chinese date video!! Now, the history on your tree is intriguing. Anything dating back that far is something to be proud of!

[@happychef6405]

Hi Duane and Lori can u guys making a video talking about spraying fruit tree against all pesticides plz means when it’s the best time to spray and what kind of chemicals work better for fruits tree thanks

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Chef. We actually don't put any sprays on our fruit trees, not even organic sprays. We are considering using a dormancy spray during the Winter, but haven't had a need to do that as of yet.

[@litsnombre6390]

I'm from the Philippines and what we have here is the large green variety which originated from other Asian countries. I haven't seen any red variety yet in my country like the one in your farm, i hope i can grow it here soon.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Lits. We had an Indian Giant Jujube on our old farm that was very similar to that. I wonder if they were the same variety?

[@litsnombre6390]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm yes, same variety....the Indian Giant Jujube 👍

[@marsesola2696]

Whats the name

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@marsesola2696 it's usually referred to as either the Thai Giant or Indian Giant Green jujube.

[@breakingburque2200]

I received a couple that I was told were Asian pears. While disappointed that they weren’t pears I was surprised to find the small fruit plentiful and flavorful.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Well that's a bummer to have the wrong type of tree than what you were expecting. I can see not having the correct variety, but an entirely different kind of tree is not something you usually find a nursery messing up on!

[@josesanchezrobledo2425]

I live in Parker az and would love to learn how to grow these

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They do really well in most parts of Arizona. The key is very warm summer temps that drives the tree to put on new growth and fruit. Something we have a lot of during our Summers!!

[@AH-le3py]

Pakistan and India has the vest tasty jujube fruit.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I'll bet they are amazing under the growing conditions faced there!

[@PreachingTruth]

Here's a couple other ways to eat/use jujubes. One, I discovered cooking them like a root vegetable in the oven is pretty good. I take various root vegetables like sweet taters, beets, carrots and these and mix seasoning with balsamic vinegar and bake. Cooked they don't taste as mealy. Next, I fermented some to make vinegar and was astounded at the wonderful flavor. You just follow apple cider vinegar recipes.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Kenny. Great suggestions here. I especially like the idea of baking these with other root veggies. We're wine makers, so the prospect of a Jujube wine has us pretty excited. If you had success with vinegar, that's a great sign for our wine plans!

[@PreachingTruth]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm most definitely. Before it turns into vinegar it goes through being kvass (fermented pop like), then it turns into alcohol. Where we keep oxygen available, my understanding is for wine is to cut off the oxygen to stop fermenting. So I bet you'll have great success.

[@jacktran7024]

LOL..i have 2 in my backyard. I planted one back in 2009 and one in 2011 and never thought they would grow as tall as my house (2 stories).

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh wow, that is impressive growth. We've been very surprised with how quickly they grow and also how early they produce. On top of that we usually have 2 rounds of fruiting!

[@GHumpty1965]

My Li Jujube tree was the same, is it possible you are mixed up on which variety you harvested from? Even so, if you get enough they make a great apple pie type filling.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Kelly. Unless the nursery mixed these up it should be correct. We didn't order a Li with the first 3 Jujube's that we planted, but we did add the Shanxi Li this past Spring to help pollinate the Lang that we put in.

[@GHumpty1965]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I think someone made a mistake and sent you a Li. I looked around and the Ant Admire should be a slender fruit and sweet. Yours look a lot like my Li Jujube in my backyard.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@GHumpty1965 well, that's a bummer!

[@kenkiekens7746]

They use jujubes in china in teas and every kind of Chinese deserts, so most households have a jujube tree in the garden of arid region households. The tree grows in dry and desolate regions in china, similar to the paulownia tree.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Ken. We've had several folks suggesting the same in using them in different teas. We'll have to try that, because these trees are very productive and we need to find some good uses for all the fruit!

[@joebai2475]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Many places that grow jujubes are not really that dry in China. The rainfall is 600 to 800mm. For Beijing and Xian some years over 800mm.

[@joebai2475]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm But in Xinjiang it is really dry.

[@joebai2475]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm It can be dried and make tea and make mooncake filling like coconut filling and lotus seeds filling.

[@joebai2475]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ_Ok6CPaMZ8qtU

[@therevivalist926]

You should try it before turning brown , like when it has yellowish kind of colour

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ah yes, we've had another viewer suggest the same. We'll give that a shot this Fall once the current fruit set starts ripening.

[@jabroni860]

Do you grow any dates or date palms? Could be great in your climate!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We don't have any date palms growing here on the farm (we're not fans of the taste), but you're right, they do VERY well in our climate here.

[@marianunez7715]

Hi there. Where do you buy your jujube trees? I live in Green Valley AZ and would like to try to grow jujubes. Thanks

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Maria. We purchased all of these from online nurseries. There are several out there and most of them will start advertising their bare root trees about this time for Winter delivery. A few of our favorites are Stark Bros, Raintree, Planting Justice (that's where we found most of ours) and Grow Organic.

[@Elementaldomain]

I get all mine from One Green World…they carry a lot of varieties and the quality of all their products is superb.

[@marianunez7715]

@@Elementaldomain Thank you

[@JJr-ce3vv]

The best jujubes are living in China, and there so many kinds of them, at least more than 100 different jujubes in the Middle and East China such as in Shandong, Hebei, Henan Pr., China, and in Xinjiang China, which has the biggest jujubes.l am growing some jujube trees in New England area because they are very hardy.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

This is great to heat you're having success with these in New England as well. We've had several folks ask us about cooler and more humid climates for these trees.

[@zahoorfarooqi7082]

This fruit is called Berry ( بیر ) in Pakistan & India and this kind of berry is a unique kind of berry

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Zahoor! We've had a few folks tell us these are very common in many parts of the Middle East and Asia. I did not know it was called Berry though!

[@zahoorfarooqi7082]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm in Pakistan the north west frontier province (Malakand) the berry's this kind plant is usually natural (no cultivated) & very very delicious from other common berries, if you want more information of this natural berry plant so, be in contact and when I will go to my home village I can tell you these plants by live call

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@zahoorfarooqi7082 that would be cool. Our contact information is on the About tab here on KZbin. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.

[@multimossad]

Jojube or manzanita ( little apple ) as is know in north of Mexico , very popular in rural areas , ance you sow one the next years there will be lots of them.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh wow, I did not know they did well from seed. Something we definitely need to try!

[@azpugmom5138]

I have been thinking off and on about getting one of these trees. But I have never tried them and have heard that they have lots of thorns. Reading the comments, some mention other juju's; do they need 2 to produce fruit?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They are a unique fruit and if you are looking for something that is just that (unique vs amazing taste, etc) a jujube is a good option. The trees do have thorns, so you need to be careful harvesting them. Some require a pollinator and some do not. The Li Jujube is very popular and does not require a pollinator, so it would be a solid option. The Sherwood is another that we have had good success with and does not need a pollinator either.

[@lkrtwn]

We have a lot of it in Yemen , and we called it "Sader"

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Khaled! I believe you're the first person we've had comment from Yemen, so it's great to hear from you! I imagine your growing conditions are similar to ours here in Arizona. What other fruit trees are you guys growing over there?

[@xinglinjiang4952]

we have wild ones in my home town.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh wow, that is really cool! Where is your home town?

[@xinglinjiang4952]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Mongolia

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@xinglinjiang4952 Oh wow, that's amazing that a tree like this can grow in Mongolia and the desert of Arizona in the US. Incredible!

[@xinglinjiang4952]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm yea. and it growes twice faster in your place likely because the long warm climate.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@xinglinjiang4952 that definitely makes sense.

[@stevenspeakman8461]

I just got jujube seeds. Can i start them indoors now? I live in the high desert Ca.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Steven, that's a great question. We've always grown grafted moringa trees, so I would not have a solid suggestion for you on this one. Hopefully someone will see your comment here who has some experience with this for you!

[@Shane_O.5158]

how much water do you give them ? and how often? drippers ? or buckets ?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Shane. This year we've been able to hold steady at 60 gallons once/week applied in the irrigation rings we have around each of our trees. That is a reduction from last year when we were at 90 gallons spread out over 2 sessions a week. I'll link a video we did on how we irrigate our fruit trees for you here, so you get an idea of how we apply the water; kzbin.info/www/bejne/epeneIp7oaqobc0

[@toto2tor]

🤩 Is that Tiger tooth jujube?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Jim. This is the Ant Admire Jujube that we're featuring in this episode.

[@margilvale7648]

south texas, north mexico, is a wild apple, nacuitle is the name in nauatle.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Margil. I have not heard of this one before, so I need to do some research on this one!

[@merlinlucas8280]

How much water do they require? I live in a southern New Mexico desert with very limited water supply.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Merlin. The first few years they will be like most other fruit trees while they get established. These trees, at just under 2 years old, are thriving on 60 gallons once/week during the peak of Summer. That is cut back by more than half if we get no rain during the Winter. Any rain at all during the dormant season and these would need very little, if any irrigation.

[@onikagemaru104]

is it just me, or your background sound reminds me of harvest moon soundtrack xD

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hmm, now you have me curious!

[@odessa238248]

Hi what you call jujubes are called bare in India. They have been here since last millennium they have been grafted to lot other plants to give different taste and texture with different shapes and sizes..

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We've had several folks from India on this one, so it looks like we're just getting up to speed with this amazing fruit. It's not all that common for us here in the US.

[@odessa238248]

Well 30 yrs back you could find them everywhere in India there were 2 versions of it one grew on a bush and the fruit was as small as a grape and the other grew on a tree they were bigger in rounder and oval shape, but with the farming boom most of them were uprooted and now few people grow them commercialy, somehow I found white people didn't get the taste of it, if you have a few raw ones they tend to dry your throat...

[@paulb2685]

It is called Doungs trees.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh wow, I have not seen that one. Where is that name used?

[@rajeeshunikandayil7219]

Hi Duane and Laurie, I wanted to plant some different varieties of jujube in my backyard. From where I can buy it? The online ones are charging $100+ for shipping.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Rajeesh. I'm not sure where else you can buy these other than online, but they have always been a bit more expensive than other fruit trees. I believe we paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $70 a tree and that was 2 years ago!

[@toddstoneking9651]

Richards Garden Center list jujube on their website

[@Elementaldomain]

Check out One Green World. Excellent people, superb reasonably priced products.

[@charliebyerly3931]

Do you have a problem with birds or fireants being arracted to the fruit? Will this grow in north phoenix, or will that get too cold for it? We get freezing temps up here usually every dec or jan

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Charlie. The ants don't seem to be a problem, but birds will eventually find the fruit once it's completely ripe. We have found that they produce enough to give fruit to both us and the birds. As for growing in N. Phoenix, that would not be a problem at all. We are usually about 5-6 degrees cooler out here than you are in town and they do just fine with the cold temps when they go dormant in the Fall.

[@mountaina3658]

It is called zall in Chinese, is one of the most important food in China, not only fruits, preserves fruits, or dry fruits.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

How would you pronounce that? Is that the phonetic pronunciation?

[@mountaina3658]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm z read as z in zoo, followed by the word exactly same pronunciation of “all”， pronounce it short.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@mountaina3658 ah, very good. I'll try to remember this!

[@HWKier]

Can you list some sources of Jujube rootstock? I live in central Texas

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question Harry. I really do not know what the root stocks are as they were shipped to us form an online nursery and did not have a root stock label on them. Hopefully someone else will see your question and be able to answer this one for you.

[@TheChenny73]

I’ve tried growing jujube in Florida but they don’t like our soil. I’ve had four trees in the ground since June of 2019. The trees have barely grown at all. Do you have any recommendations?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hmm, I'm not sure on this one. I've been told they are fond of heat and low humidity which may be what you're facing. As for soil, ours is very hard clay and very high mineral content. From what our viewers have told us FL is typically a softer soil with higher sand content.

[@Radicalist-Manifesto]

Recommendation: Good cow dung manure...more the merrier

[@shamdoundyakhed5314]

I love these fruits. Ate a lot of these growing up. They taste best with a Little rock salt sprinkled on them. Sometimes they have little boring insects in them. They are called Ber in India, scientific name Ziziphus Mauritiana Lam.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They really are an amazing fruit for us here. I need to try a bit of rock salt on them next time!!

[@shamdoundyakhed5314]

Any way to ship them to NY?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@shamdoundyakhed5314 we don't actually sell trees, but we purchase them as bare root trees and have them shipped to us. Usually online nurseries have them available to ship during the Winter months, so you may be able to find them with a Google search right now.

[@shamdoundyakhed5314]

No not trees, but fruits?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@shamdoundyakhed5314 oh gotcha. I don't know whether we'll try that. Right now our plan is to sell all of our fruit as U-pick here locally.

[@KarstenWenzlaff]

In Germany, we say "Kino" or "Kinotheater". But i do not think that they would offer them as candies. How deep are the roots on the Jujube-Trees?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Karsten! That's interesting to see how you say that in Germany. I wonder how that came about. If it was cine and pronounced with a hard "K" instead of "See"? I'm not sure on the Jujube root systems. Generally our fruit trees have root stocks that tend to spread rather than tap into the soil more deeply. That helps them establish before trying to dig through our very hard dirt. I'll have to research that a bit.

[@Nightowl_IT]

If you have an electric excavator and solar you could have a look at the height map of the land and install water catchment facilities (ponds and weirs) would help you with the pioneer plants. Please make some close ups of the interior of fruits you are showing next time.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great suggestions here Jan. We do try to get shots of the inside of the fruit and for some reason didn't this time around.

[@fortwoods]

I’m also in AZ, where did you buy these?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey GL. We bought all of our Jujube trees online during the Fall sale season which usually starts in September. This one came from Planting Justice along with the 2 others we show at planting time.

[@fortwoods]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks so much! I will look for them this year.

[@mrc1146]

It's called BER in India. Redily available all ovar I dia plustar the deserted Indian regions. There are different varieties though. Mythology says Lord Ram loved BER too.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We've had several folks let us know how they are pronounced in different parts of the world. It's amazing to see the diversity surrounding this crop. I was not aware of the mythology around it though!

[@althahabiya]

Hi, nice video, we have lot of them in Kuwait, and better quality and better taste. i wish i can send you some.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Mohammad! What are some of the variety names that you have there?

[@althahabiya]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm many, all arabic names, but i can tell u some, like apply (big size like small apples) Royal Native, olivy, seedless, suggary, and lot more.

[@hemantpanwar5502]

How you guys get your water from....

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We are on a private well here on the farm.

[@rafaljankowski2807]

Do I need 2 of them for cross pollination?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Most do not and the only variety that we have that needs a pollinator is the Lang. We have a Shanxi-Li that pollinates it.

[@Realatmx]

Do you have any plan to dig a pond to harvest rain water!?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We're working on more detailed plans with the back half of the property where that would make more sense. Probably as an overflow area for swales to direct water into after holding as much as we can in place.

[@Realatmx]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm that makes sense.. I love your passion toward this sustainable lifestyle god bless you

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@Realatmx thank you!

[@ivyshy98]

just pick them in the later stages and let them totally dry out on a tray. then store in ziplock bags or jars and they will last a long time. you can use them in this dry form in soups. it adds flavor and sweetness to the broth. just look up recipes if you are curious. you can also throw a few in a cup of hot water and let them sit for a bit then drink as a tea - flavored with whatever else you prefer like sugar, honey, other fruits, tea, etc. when it rehydrates in hot water, it takes on whatever flavor of the broth/tea so when you eat it afterwards it's quite good. off the tree it's just meh lol.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

These are great notes, thank you. We've had several folks suggest tea and we have plans to try out a Jujube wine as well.

[@AH-le3py]

Do u sell your jujube fruit? I also need cuttings too. Will pay. Funny video. Dr.Hussain Reno

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We do plan on selling them once the trees are producing more heavily. Make sure to join our customer email list through our website as that's the only way we market goods and services from the farm.

[@gordybishop2375]

Can it take low temps in the 20s? Living in the northern Mohave California

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I think you should be fine as we get down into the low 20's here as well during the Winter months.

[@gordybishop2375]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thank you for the prompt reply

[@gordybishop2375]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm you sell the trees ready for planting ?and how many types are good down to 20f?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@gordybishop2375 We don't sell any trees, but we have 4 varieties that have not had issues with 20 degree temps. Currently we have the Ant Admire, Lang, Empress Gee and Shanxi Li. We also had a Sherwood on the old property with no issues.

[@gordybishop2375]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thank you for the information

[@mrahman1338]

Are you export these fruits?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Mizanur. We don't have plans to export any of our fruit, just local sales once the trees are producing nice and heavy.

[@tonykanavil]

Which veriety is this jujube?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Tony. This was labeled as an Ant Admire jujube. We've had a few folks suggest it may be another variety, but that's how it came to us.

[@tonykanavil]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks for the quick response. I never heard of this veriety before.

[@patriciarubio5371]

En el sur de España se dan salvajes, con los frutos más pequeños, se llaman azufaifos.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

¡Ay, España! Es asombroso escuchar que están creciendo salvajemente allí para ti. Me imagino que debe ser un espectáculo para ver!

[@LJ-jh9qi]

Do you sell baby jujube trees? 😊

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Unfortunately we don't sell any trees here on the farm. We have purchased all of our Jujube trees through online nurseries in the Fall. That's usually the only time you can consistently find them available in our experience.