Jujube News!
New information has been gathered…
Thanks for the lovely article on jujube. Makes me want to go out buy some.
—Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski
Your interest in Jujube Food & Medicine for calm spirit, digestive aid, immune support and more sparked an encouraging response. I am sharing the following feedback regarding our dragon-guarded treasure. Legend says that if you slay a dragon searching for treasure, its teeth will fall upon the earth and seed more dragons. And while it’s jujubes I desire to seed and not dragon fruit, it’s a good thing we didn’t let sleeping dragons lie.
Having shared the post on Facebook, I received a comment from a longtime friend in Albuquerque, where I learned jujubes grow extensively. She encouraged me to contact Extension Service expert Dr. Yao at New Mexico State University (NMSU), whose article I referenced in my original post, Jujube Food & Medicine. My ABQ friend referred to her as a Jujube “evangelist.”
Another reader shared two edible plant nurseries, which reminded me that most nurseries ship. The first is The Nursery at TyTy in Georgia. The second is Rain Tree Nursery in Washington State. I have discerned that my Silver City friend’s tree is most likely the cultivar Lang Jujube. She has promised to procure an identification from the nomadic herbalist who planted the medicinal garden at her house once she returns from her travels.Another reader pointed out that it has thorns, a clever clue for a dragon-protected tree. Indeed.
Having found jujube trees for sale in my home state and beyond, I see one in my future.
What fun to meet Jujube in person! I enjoy your vast knowledge base and ability to bring the plants to life through your lived experience. —EagleSong Gardener
With special thanks to:
Nissa Patterson, Lindsey Sita Mann (Stellar Roots Herb Farm), EagleSong Gardener, Michael “Skeeter” Pilarski, & Linda Anderson