Jujube Lang Tree – Grafted Live Plant – 1 to 2 Feet Tall – Ship in 6″ Pot

Overview

Cultivate your own unique and delicious fruit with the jujube lang tree. This grafted live plant offers a fantastic opportunity to grow the highly sought-after Lang jujubes right in your home orchard or garden. Known for their distinctive pear shape and sweet flavor, Lang jujubes are a versatile fruit that can be enjoyed fresh when fully colored, or allowed to dry on the tree to achieve a date-like consistency and an even more intense sweetness. Originating from arid regions, the jujube tree, also known as Chinese date, is resilient and relatively easy to care for, making it suitable for a wide range of climates and gardening skill levels. Our grafted jujube tree ensures you get a plant with established characteristics, ready to thrive and produce its delightful fruit.

The lang jujube plant is a deciduous tree that adds ornamental value with its attractive foliage and can reach a moderate size, fitting well into many landscape designs. This particular variety, ‘Lang’, is celebrated for its large fruit size and excellent drying qualities. Whether you’re an experienced horticulturist or a budding gardener, adding a jujube lang tree to your collection is a rewarding experience, promising bountiful harvests of a truly unique and healthy fruit. Prepare to enjoy the sweet rewards of this remarkable tree.

Key Benefits

The jujube lang tree offers numerous advantages for the home gardener, combining aesthetic appeal with practical benefits:

• Delicious, Versatile Fruit: Enjoy large, pear-shaped Lang jujubes that can be eaten fresh from the tree or dried to create a sweet, date-like snack. This versatility ensures you can savor your harvest in multiple ways.
• High Nutritional Value: Jujubes are packed with vitamins and antioxidants, making them a healthy addition to your diet. Growing your own ensures a fresh, organic source of these beneficial fruits.
• Drought Tolerance: Once established, the grafted jujube tree is remarkably drought-tolerant, requiring less water than many other fruit trees, which is ideal for water-wise gardening.
• Low Maintenance: This resilient tree is generally easy to care for, making it a great choice for both novice and experienced gardeners. It requires minimal pruning and is resistant to many common pests and diseases.
• Ornamental Appeal: Beyond its fruit, the lang jujube plant provides attractive foliage and a pleasing form, enhancing the beauty of your garden or landscape throughout the seasons.
• Extended Harvest Season: Jujubes typically ripen in late summer to early fall, offering a harvest when many other fruits have finished for the season.
• Adaptability: This robust tree can adapt to various soil types and climates, expanding its suitability for different growing environments.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your jujube lang tree is relatively straightforward, ensuring a healthy and productive plant. Jujube trees thrive in full sun, requiring at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day for optimal fruit production and growth. In hotter climates, some afternoon shade can be beneficial, but generally, more sun means better fruit. They are remarkably adaptable to various soil conditions but prefer well-draining soil. Avoid heavy, waterlogged soils, which can lead to root rot. If your soil is heavy clay, amend it with organic matter like compost or sand to improve drainage. A slightly alkaline to neutral pH (6.5-7.5) is ideal for this sweet jujube fruit tree.

Watering is crucial during the establishment phase. Water regularly after planting to help the roots take hold, ensuring the soil remains consistently moist but not waterlogged. Once established, the lang jujube plant is highly drought-tolerant and can withstand dry periods, though regular watering during fruit development will result in larger, juicier fruit. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer or a fruit tree specific formula. Avoid excessive nitrogen, which can promote foliage growth at the expense of fruit. Pruning is best done in late winter or early spring while the tree is dormant. Focus on removing dead, damaged, or crossing branches, and shape the tree to encourage good air circulation and light penetration, which are vital for healthy fruit production and overall tree vigor. Understanding jujube tree care will lead to abundant harvests.

Size & Details

This jujube lang tree is a grafted live plant, typically standing 1 to 2 feet tall upon arrival. It is shipped in a 6-inch pot, providing a well-established root system ready for transplanting into your garden or a larger container. Jujube trees are known for their moderate growth rate, eventually reaching heights of 15 to 30 feet tall with a similar spread, depending on pruning and growing conditions. The ‘Lang’ variety is a reliable producer, and with proper care, you can expect fruit production within a few years of planting. The pear-shaped fruit is a defining characteristic of this variety.

The tree is deciduous, shedding its leaves in winter and leafing out again in spring. It produces small, inconspicuous flowers in late spring, which are followed by the development of the fruit, typically ripening in late summer to early fall. This timing makes the jujube lang tree a valuable addition to extend your fresh fruit harvest season. The grafting process ensures that the tree will produce fruit true to the ‘Lang’ variety, offering consistent quality and flavor.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: This jujube lang tree is shipped at 1 to 2 feet tall. With proper care, it can grow to a mature height of 15 to 30 feet, with a similar spread, making it a medium-sized fruit tree suitable for many landscapes.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: The jujube lang tree will arrive carefully packaged in a 6-inch pot, providing a healthy root system for successful transplanting.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The jujube lang tree is an outdoor fruit tree. It requires full sun and is best suited for planting directly in the ground, though it can be grown in very large containers in suitable climates.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: For optimal growth and fruit production, your grafted jujube tree needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. It thrives in full sun conditions.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, the jujube lang tree is considered a low-maintenance and resilient fruit tree, especially once established. It is drought-tolerant and generally resistant to pests and diseases, making jujube tree care relatively easy for beginners.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your lang jujube plant will arrive as a healthy, live plant in its 6-inch nursery pot, carefully packaged to ensure its safe journey to your home.
• Q: How long until it produces fruit? A: As a grafted tree, the jujube lang tree typically begins to produce fruit within 2-4 years after planting, with increasing yields as it matures.
• Q: Can the fruit be dried? A: Absolutely! Lang jujubes are particularly well-suited for drying. You can let the fruit dry directly on the tree, or harvest and dry them, to create a delicious, intensely sweet snack similar to dates. This is a key benefit of the sweet jujube fruit.
• Q: What’s the minimum temperature this tree can tolerate? A: Jujube trees are quite hardy and can generally withstand winter temperatures down to around -10°F to 0°F (USDA Zones 6-9), making them suitable for a wide range of climates.
• Q: What kind of soil does it prefer? A: The jujube lang tree prefers well-draining soil and can tolerate a variety of soil types, including sandy or loamy soils. Good drainage is key to preventing root issues.