From left are a winter melon, jujubes, luffa squash, Asian pears and Chinese long beans, all grown at Gene Peng's orchard southwest of Lawrence. It’s a busy season at Jujube Orchard, where Gene Peng ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A sweet, football-shaped fruit called jujube is gaining traction in the Central Valley and beyond. Fresno farmer Lam Truong grows over 9,500 Honey Jujube trees across ...

A website bearing the title “Gardening Know How” refers to the jujube tree as an “exotic”, which is certainly true around Tehama County. We were introduced to this tree through Martin’s Garden, a ...

Remember the chewy jujube candy we grew up with it? Well, these are not the confection, but rather the fresh fruit with an exotic name that may have inspired the candy’s name. Jujubes, also known as ...

Last week, we discussed the merits of the Juneberry, pawpaw and mulberry. Each of those unusual fruits offered a unique trait to the home gardener, as do the fruits we will discuss this week. Although ...

ITHACA, NY--The high quality genome sequence of the dry jujube, along with sequences from trees throughout its range, have illuminated the domestication history of this ancient fruit tree, which ...

Jujubes are a subtropical fruit that can be grown in Southwest Florida as an alternative to apples. The fruit has a crisp, apple-like taste and is rich in Vitamin C. Jujube trees are drought-tolerant ...

A research team has uncovered a significant regulatory mechanism that enhances the jujube tree's defense against phytoplasma infections. By focusing on lignin biosynthesis, the study highlights how ...