{"product_id":"ziziphus-jujuba-shanxi-li-jujube","title":"Shanxi Li Jujube - Ziziphus jujuba ‘Shanxi Li’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShanxi Li Jujube - Ziziphus jujuba ‘Shanxi Li’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShanxi Li is the large-fruited jujube, an old Chinese cultivar from Shanxi province grown for fruit that can approach the size of a small plum. Underneath it is the same tough, upright \u003cem\u003eZiziphus jujuba\u003c\/em\u003e frame that ignores heat and drought, but it ripens later than the early varieties and performs best where autumn stays warm and dry. The fruit is dense and sweet, very good fresh while crisp and outstanding once it has wrinkled and dried on the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Shanxi Li\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Carries the biggest fruit of the commonly grown jujube cultivars, which makes picking and processing far quicker.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLate Ripening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Harvest arrives well into autumn, extending the jujube season past the early varieties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpright Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows tidier and more vertical than many jujubes, so it fits a narrower orchard row.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCropping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Largely self fertile, though a second jujube nearby noticeably lifts fruit set.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost Avoidance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very late spring leaf break means blossom sits well clear of the last frosts.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHome Orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e: The variety to plant where the goal is genuinely useful quantities of fruit, not novelty.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDried Fruit Production\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large fruit dries on the tree in a warm dry autumn, requiring almost no processing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHot Inland Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performs in the Riverina, Riverland, central west and other high summer heat districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWide Spaced Edible Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its upright form suits a drive planting where shade and a crop are both wanted.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m in an orchard row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late winter into spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandy or loamy soil with sharp drainage. It tolerates alkaline ground well but heavy wet clay will kill it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a fortnight through the first two summers, then only during fruit development. Prune in winter to an open vase to let light into the centre, and clear basal suckers each season before they take strength from the tree.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small cream to yellow-green\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795358187806,"sku":"ND-1835-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/0QbaEQ603wmvDH1hUQC7a_AaWTTnzM.jpg?v=1787314120","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/ziziphus-jujuba-shanxi-li-jujube","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}