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Lang jujube fruit tree

Wholesale deciduous

Lang jujube

Ziziphus jujuba ‘Lang’

A pear-shaped jujube selected for sweet, chewy date-like fruit after it fully browns, on a tough tree that welcomes long hot summers.

EdibleDrying fruitHeat tolerantPollinizer required

Final inventory is being confirmed.Ordering will open here once cultivars, sizes, and prices are ready.

View the 2027 tree guide →
Landscape layersLower canopy
Mature sizeUsually 15–25 ft tall and wide
Climate fitUrban core · USDA 9b–10a · Valley suburbs · USDA 9a–9b · Desert outskirts · USDA 8b–9b · High desert · USDA 6a–8b
Special categoriesEDIBLE
Hardiness guidanceVaries by species and cultivar; match both winter lows and local chill accumulation
Winter chillVery low chill
Typical harvestEarly fall

Right plant, right place

Will Lang jujube grow at your Arizona property?

The low desert usually supplies roughly 300–400 chill hours. Favor low-chill, early-ripening cultivars there; colder Arizona elevations can support higher-chill choices.

Best regional fit: Urban core · USDA 9b–10a, Valley suburbs · USDA 9a–9b, Desert outskirts · USDA 8b–9b, High desert · USDA 6a–8b.

Light

Sun exposure

Full sun with strong air circulation; protect young bark from western sun

Water

Irrigation

Deep irrigation through the root zone; frequency rises during establishment and fruit swell

Fruit set

Pollination

Plant with Li or another jujube for pollination

Harvest

How to use it

Best dried; also useful fresh and cooked

Planting & stewardship

How to help Lang jujube thrive

  1. 1

    Choose a rootstock suited to the site’s soil, drainage, salinity, desired size, and pest pressures.

  2. 2

    Plant bare-root trees while dormant, keeping the graft union above finished grade.

  3. 3

    Thin developing fruit early enough to improve size and reduce limb breakage.

  4. 4

    Use dormant and summer pruning intentionally to balance shade, access, vigor, and next year’s fruiting wood.

Seasonal availability

Find it through the community order.

Included in Permascaping’s 2027 Arizona fruit-tree guide. Final grower inventory is being confirmed and ordering is temporarily paused.