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Jujube
Jujube
Ziziphus jujuba
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate woodland
Range
South Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

The jujube is a small deciduous tree native to China, prized for its oval red-to-brown fruits that can be eaten fresh or dried into chewy, date-like snacks. It has been cultivated for over 4,000 years and is deeply embedded in Chinese medicine and cuisine.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Ziziphus
Species
Ziziphus jujuba