Mazhar Botanic Garden

Ziziphus jujuba Mill.

Red date Chinese date Chinese jujube

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ziziphus
Species: jujuba
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000650
English name: Red date, Chinese date, Chinese jujube
Arabic name: جوجوبا
Native: Southeast Asia, Southeastern Europe
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous small tree, spiny,  growing to 10 m leaves alternate, simple, leathery, oval-lanceolate to elliptic, 3-6 cm long flowers fragrant, small, yellowish green  fruit oval drupe 2-3 cm, purplish in mature

ornamental tree. fruit edible and looks similar to a date. it's rich in fiber, vitamin C, B vitamins, and fatty acids.

Ziziphus muratiana  Mill

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Texture: Chalk Clay Medium loamy Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Temperate
Lights: Full sun
Zone: 7 : 9
pH range: 5-6.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Small tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Food Fruits Landscape Medicinal
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Deciduous tree
pH: Acid Neutral
Located in: Fruits garden

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