Can You Grow a Jujube Tree from a Green Jujube Pit? A Detailed Guide to High-Yield Cultivation Techniques

Green jujube, also called Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana), is a tropical fruit with a fairly affordable price. It looks very much like red jujube before it ripens, and it has beauty-enhancing and anti-aging effects. After eating one, you will see a small pit inside, so can a green jujube pit be planted? What are the high-yield cultivation techniques?

I. Introduction to Green Jujube:

1. Is green jujube an acidic or alkaline fruit?

Green jujube is an alkaline fruit, because it is rich in vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, iron and other elements. After being digested and absorbed by the human body, it metabolizes into alkaline food and provides the nutrients the body needs.

2. What varieties of green jujube are there?

Green jujube varieties include Taiwan green jujube, Hainan green jujube and Yiwu southern jujube. Among them, Taiwan green jujube has very high nutritional value, high yield, fast growth and early production, and can generally be grown for more than 30 years; Hainan green jujube has thick flesh and large fruit, tolerates drought and heat, and can generally be kept fresh for more than 10 days at room temperature and more than one month at low temperature.

II. Can a green jujube pit be planted?

1. Green jujube pits can be planted, but the survival rate is not high. Generally, when people cultivate them, they mostly do not use seedlings grown from seed, but instead use 1- to 2-year-old young seedlings. In propagation, people mostly sow seeds first and then graft to propagate jujube seedlings, so cultivation is rather troublesome. However, if you want to plant one, you can give it a try.

2. Potted plants grown from green jujube pits mostly do not survive easily, because the kernels inside green jujube pits are mostly shriveled, and the propagation method is rather troublesome. Even if sprouting succeeds, they can only grow into short seedlings like longan and be kept as potted ornamentals. So if you are not aiming to make it bear fruit, you can still consider planting one.

III. What are the high-yield cultivation techniques for green jujube?

1. Site selection and land preparation: What kind of land is suitable for planting?

Green jujube is suitable for growing in deep, loose, fertile soil with good drainage under weakly acidic to slightly alkaline conditions, so when selecting a site, try to choose weakly acidic to slightly alkaline loam or sandy loam for planting. After selecting the site, deep-plow the soil, dig a hole 2 m wide and 1 m deep at a plant spacing of 6 m and a row spacing of 5 m, then apply 15 kg of decomposed poultry and livestock manure, 0.5 kg of phosphate fertilizer and 1 kg of bran fertilizer, and mix them evenly for later planting.

2. Variety selection: Which variety is good to choose?

There are many green jujube varieties, and common ones include Wuqian, Hongyun and Huangguan. Each variety is suitable for a different growing region, so when selecting seeds, try to proceed according to the actual conditions of the orchard, and try to choose seedlings with small pits, thin peel, strong disease resistance and a high fruiting rate, so as to improve the later survival rate and fruit-setting rate.

3. Seedling planting: When is the best time to plant?

(1) Planting time: March to May.

(2) Planting method: Straighten out the root system of the purchased seedlings, plant them in the dug holes, then hold them upright, cover with soil and firm it down.

4. Field management techniques: What are the requirements for water and fertilizer?

(1) Fertilizer requirements: Green jujube has relatively high fertilizer requirements. Generally, during the young tree stage, nitrogen fertilizer is mainly used, and during the fruiting stage, potassium fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer are mainly used. When fertilizing, try to determine the amount according to the fertility of the pot soil.

(2) Water requirements: Green jujube has relatively high water requirements. Generally, the water demand is higher during the branch and leaf growth period. Before flowering and before fruiting, appropriately reduce watering, and then water again once the fruit grows to the size of a thumb.

(3) Pruning and shaping: After green jujube has grown for a period of time, it will produce many branches, short branches and so on. At this time, these branches should be pruned according to the tree's growth condition, so as to improve air circulation in the orchard and reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases.

(4) Flower and fruit thinning: After green jujube blooms, it will produce many flowers. At this time, excess flowers and fruits should be removed according to the degree of density, so as to improve the fruit-setting rate.

(5) Pest and disease control: During the growth period of green jujube, pests and diseases such as scale insects and fruit flies will appear, so preventive measures should be taken in advance. For those already affected by pests and diseases, specialized agents such as trichlorfon or chlorpyrifos can be used for control.

Overall. Green jujube pits can be grown into potted plants, but the survival rate is not high. If you want to plant one, you can give it a try. In addition, green jujube is easy to grow. As long as basic management work such as water and fertilizer, pest and disease control, and pruning and shaping is done well, it can produce more fruit.