The best jujube I've had the pleasure of tasting was very much like a Mars bar / nougat. It was a Shanxi Li and pretty dry, but somehow still airy. This video comes at a great time because I have JUJUBE FEVER after tasting fruit hanging in an alley, and now I must have some trees! Never heard of the Admiral but clearly it has the most important trait in my yard: It wants to grow here.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing! These trees do really well for us here and fruit at a very young age. We have a Shanxi Li, but it is newly planted this past Spring, so no fruit yet. Glad to hear we have something to look forward to with that one!

What a beautiful tree! I love learning about all these different plants on your channel.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

We have been very happy with these trees so far. It's incredible how they respond to the heat of the Summer!

Hi Duane and Lori! Nice to see you both. I planted my first Indian Jujube last month and it was the same size as your trees when first planted. Amazing how yours grew so quickly and hope to have a similar experience!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Rana! We had an Indian Jujube on the old farm and lost it when the trunk split in half. They grow VERY quickly in our experience, so be sure to prune as necessary to keep them healthy!

@Radicalist-Manifesto

Жыл бұрын

Khub Sara gobar ka Khad daliye....jaldi badega

Hi this is Aditya, commenting from Kerala, India! We've tons of Jujube here, including in my own farm and we love it. Since you already are harvesting so many fruits, may I suggest you let more of them ripen to just when they are getting wrinkly, and then havest andd start to freeze them. Once you have enough, thaw them out one time and make a jam or a compote with it. If properly canned, they will stay stay good a long time, and they are yummy. We also cut them, add salt and sugar (sometimes chilli powder), and sun dry them to make what can easily be called jujube candy! They're absolutely delicious, but I've stopped making them because people in the house just end up eating the candies before they are even fuly dry and I don't get any!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Aditya, thank you for the notes here on these fruit. We do plan on freezing many of these as we want to try a Jujube wine. With that, we would also have the option to try many of the things you're describing here. I'm really looking forward to more production off of these trees with all of these wonderful use options! Do you have a recipe for that candy?

@Radicalist-Manifesto

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I just cut the fruit lengthwise into slices so that I can discard the pits! Thereafter I mix 20g of powdered salt and 250g of sugar per Kilogram of cut fruit and immediately put it out in the sun to dry! It's important to rush this process because the addition of salt and sugar draws out moisture from the fruits. If not left to dry immediately, that moisture will pool and drain, resulting in loss of flavour and taste. If you put it out to dry quickly, the moisture dries out even as it is being drawn, which protects from loss of taste! In India, it takes not more than 2-3 days to dry out completely! But it could be different in your location! A friend of mine in Indonesia uses same recipe but dries his candies in a electric food dryer. He's told me he gets consistent results. So if you have a food dryer, you can use that too instead. Thanks for the reply and hope you enjoy the candies 😀🙏

@Radicalist-Manifesto

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm side note, I use same recipe for other fruits too. Also sometimes I add a bit of chilli powder to spice things up.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@Radicalist-Manifesto thank you for this recipe. We'll need to try this with Jujube, but maybe with apple varieties as well!

@timothyblazer1749

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm if you're planning wine, you must have great production! Beautiful job. :-)

I've recently started watching your videos and am developing my garden. It's nice to see what others in the area are planting and the results they have.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Jacob! Glad you found us and are enjoying the content. Let us know if you have any questions!

@Dodonis1One

2 ай бұрын

​@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Hello mister. How can I get that fruit plant in Uzbekistan?

Jujubes are my favorite fruit tree and I’m trying to get one to add to our collection. Thank you for sharing.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Daniel. I'm surprised to hear you don't have one of these yet with all you have growing over there. They can be a challenge to find sometimes and they're a bit expensive, but they grow like gangbusters for us.

Hello you two, I enjoyed this video, I am glad that it was not bitter tasting. I am glad you're getting fruit off of those trees, and they have grown quite fast. Keep up the good job on your farm. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Pattie! Glad you enjoyed this one.

I must say the little dates taste very good. And they provider great shade and lots of wasps

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Boy is that ever true. They are VERY good once they reach the "date stage"!

Prickly Pear Cactus and Peruvian Apple Cactus would be good additions to your farm too. I stir fried some nopales with some pork last time and it was delicious. We Chinese love the dried jujube, we often use it in either sweet or salty soup.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Very true, those would be excellent additions and you find them all around town. We've had several folks suggest using the Jujube in soup, so we'll need to give that a try!

Mate, you should be a food critic. Excellent explanation of taste and texture, and your outtakes are so much fun

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Now that would be a cool job to have, huh? Especially if all the meals were on the house!!

Loved the video. I have no intentions of growing these trees but was great to watch. Loving the endings. 🤣🤣

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one. I have to admit, Jujube trees are not for everyone, but they're sure a unique little fruit for us here!

So when you fall off your edge you'll land where I'm at mohave valley AZ. 🤔 I'm literally learning that, after long searching growing might be the passion/hobby I've looked for. I'm new.......in fact that's why I found your YT channel. I've literally been watching since 8AM 092022, since the kids went to school. It's 2AM the next day. Haha My wife is the one who actually was the one who started this...hmm, Jumpstart in me with wanting to begging this journey with her by starting cherry tomatoes and watermelon for our littles. History lesson over lol I would be so bold to ask where how, what, and maybe a day in the life of yall to get the life style that is presented at the beginning of this exact video in my wife's and my future. All respects, Future Gardening family.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Clayton. First off, just love hearing stories like this. We're both from the big city (Los Angeles and Phoenix), so this is still relatively new for us as well having not grown up around any of this. That being said, it's a very rewarding way to live and something we're really designed to do. Starting with cherry tomatoes and melons for your little ones is perfect! As you have questions, please ask!

Excellent video. this is my favorite one(jujube ). In chania, they have 10000 cultivar and US only 100 . China is top Jujube producing county in the world. 2nd Australia. Chania released one of the best variety called Dali winter jujube this year, You have 4 trees. Which one grow side way and mostly thorny. Would mind to sell seeds. In china , It has more medicinal value such as root , bark, leaves , seeds and Timber all usable.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Abid! We were thinking of you when we did this video. You're always asking us for an update on these, so we figured you would enjoy a whole episode on these cool fruit! I'm not sure which of these is more thorny and they all seem to be growing pretty vertical right now. I had no idea there were that many cultivars in China. Wow!

@AbidAli-bv2gl

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Yes, I did

I've been thinking about getting some myself after hearing this from you guys makes me wish I would have got them already. Have a great weekend and keep up the great inspirational videos we definitely appreciate it!!!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Andrew. These trees have really impressed us with how fast they grow and how young they produce. They can be hard to find, but usually this time of year the online stores start taking orders for bare root deliveries this Winter, so it's time to start looking for these if you're going to give them a shot!

@bgsab7912

Жыл бұрын

Great, jujubees in the desert of Arizona. The sky is the limit. What's your next project, Duane?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@bgsab7912 the next big one is moving onto the back of the property to work on establishing a desert pasture for the goats and eventually sheep. That's the plan for now at least!

Thanks for the video.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one S M.

JUJUBES ARE GREAT 👍

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

They really are an amazing fruit for us!

Thanks for sharing

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

In Asian cooking we add it to soups and stews to add more flavor!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, now that sounds very interesting. We're coming up on soup season here in a few months, so maybe we need to freeze a few for dishes this Winter! Thank you for the suggestion!!

Wow. Thank you for sharing 🙏 keep up the great work 💪

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one!

@ORIGINALLANDEROS

7 ай бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm this actually reminded of some friends who have Jujube trees. They're a great privacy screen

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

7 ай бұрын

@@ORIGINALLANDEROS ooh yeah, especially with those thorns!!

Just found your channel and I honestly haven't heard about jujube. That's a beautiful tree.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there, glad you found us! This are really cool trees and they thrive in our harsh conditions. Are you here in AZ?

@TheCountryHomestead

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Unfortunately, I'm in Ohio 😜, harsh snow. Would love to have jujube in our farm but may not work weather wise.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@TheCountryHomestead mmm, that may be tough. They're listed to be good down to Zone 6/7, but hot, dry summers are important to their fruit production.

I've never had a jujube. I think I need to try one out.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

They're a unique little fruit. Not going to knock your socks off, but they're great to munch on and are LOADED with fiber!

Me: Ju-Ju Bee. I bought a Lang, then found out 2 were needed to pollinate; I let a sucker grow up and only that got fruit. But, now have a Shaunxi Li and the sucker needs to go. Mulberries, bought a dwarf, and got two seedlings, shish! But, also got an Arbutus unedo (European madrone/strawberry tree) that I hope does well. If they're like our madron, they'll love our gentle summers and low humidity.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Martin! We have a lang here as well and it set fruit last season, but nothing so far this year. Just planted a Shanxi Li this past Spring, so we're keeping our fingers crossed for it next year. Strawberry tree, huh?

just found your channel .. thank you..

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Raven! Glad you found us and hope you enjoy the content!

how well is the aquafer doing? Heard that the main aquafers are shrinking

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Stewart, great question. We're on a protected aquifer out here in Wittmann that is one of the strongest in the state. It's filled primarily by the Hassayampa river which actually runs year round, but under the surface. That is fed by rainfall that occurs both North of us and also the occasional flood events we see down here. The current estimated recharge is double the expected discharge. That is of course as of today. With development continuing to push out this way I fear that will change over time.

can u please do more of the close up picking of the fruit its so satisfying to watch,,,

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes watching that! I'll see what we can do. 😉

Even tho I won't be growing a lot of your fruits I still love your videos and presenting me with new knowledge

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Marilyn. I'm really glad you enjoy the videos. We figure there are folks out there that plan on growing some of these plants and other folks that just like to see what can be done!

So Nice! Love ❤Jujubes we grow 5 species of them. They are great dry to 💚🌿🌳

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Woohoo!! And this whole time we thought we were the only ones loving this little guys!! 😉

@eppsurbanhomesteadfarm

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm 🌳🤗🌳

The trees seem to grow much more upright than your traditional scaffold-type fruit. Is that central-design done deliberately so that the trees have their own internal shade (like you'd do for a fall-harvest apple). Didn't know if you pruned it that way, or if that's just been their natural growth. This Ant Admire variety seems pretty thornless too (since you were deep into the branches for filming). Looks interesting, and I have a spot for something like this!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Kevin. These trees seem to naturally grow in that central leader design and we do plan on letting them grow that way. The only challenge we're running into is they grow so fast they're getting a bit too top heavy, so we'll have to manage the height a bit here this Winter.

Beautiful tree 🎄🌴

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, these trees are amazing!

Hi Duane and Lori just wondering when you prune your trees do you sell or give any cuttings from them

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Todd. We prune the majority of our trees during the Winter, but we donate all of our usable cuttings to Reid at RSI growers. That being said, if you happen to be here and need a cutting or two, I think we can make that happen. 😉

HI from Mesa AZ

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Valerie!

My neighbors! We definitely would love to try growing jujubes on our property. Jujube wine?! Definitely unique, I'm sure it's delicious 🥂

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Aaron! The jujubes have really impressed us this past season. They grow like crazy and produce 2 crops. The only challenge, as with all fruit trees, is the immense bird damage. Especially in the Fall harvest.

haha, i love the way you explain the flavor. I think it's hard to explain unless you really do try it

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

So true Sam, it is such a unique fruit to explain!

I remember it being called both the cinema and the movies back in the 60's. The "movies" term came-in back in the 30's when Edison developed motion pictures...and then the "talkies" came in. Boy did that impress Howard Hughes to change his epic film mid production.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

I must have been channeling the 60's with this one, because I never have referred to it as a Cinema. I did not know the history behind the term movies. Definitely makes sense though.

@LtBRS

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm My decades my be off. What once was crystal clear (a reference to old AM reciever turning) has gotten a little grey.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@LtBRS my hair is headed in that same direction these days!

I love the flight-over in your video . In fact, I keep expecting an explanatory commentary accompanying it. Surprise me one day. The next birthday is in April next. These trees are magnificent. I've never heard of these until these past few years and had to wait for your videos to get a closeup of them. That are indeed an interesting tree and fruit. Perhaps an alternative to the date palm. I wonder if you have ever seriously thought of planting date palms? Perhaps in a Miyawaki forest in that mysterious back patch that always pops up in the video. Re the FBI flightovers?! I have just watched a documentary on the decreasing world wide water supplies featuring in particular the major cities in desert regions LA, Las Vegas, Phoenix. Maybe they plan on doing mandates on water in these areas. If they encouraged fruit trees plus as in a Miyawaki forest or followed the guidelines of Geoff Lawton and greening the Desert instead of cultivating sterile green lawns in these cities and surrounds, the trees would set up their own microclimate and form rain clouds. I hate to think what some feeble brain in these departments of burocracy are brewing up. It seems nowadays, anything goes. Praying for you both and for those in the flight-overs.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Carolle. Eventually we'll have a description in one of the flyovers, so everyone gets a good lay of the land. I agree with you in that there is a reckoning to be had for many of our cities in the desert Southwest. We have not been good stewards of the resources we have and it's all coming to a head now that the population has expanded. While I'd like to think it will change as the need arises, I'm not seeing it to any large extent at this point. There are new housing divisions popping up around us with HOAs that require trees and bushes to be planted (or grass if you prefer??), but do not allow any fruit trees!!?? Utter nonsense.

Soup taste good with jujube

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, that does sound interesting. Do you have a good recipe for us to try that in?

Lots of water required? Able to preserve like in a jam or jelly?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Amelia. We have these on the same watering schedule as the rest of our fruit trees for now. However, our go-to nurseryman (RSI Growers) has a Sherwood in his front yard that does really well with far less water. These also don't really take off until the heat really kicks in, so they are just designed for our weather! Not sure on the jam/jelly front. We haven't tried these yet in any dishes.

@Elementaldomain

Жыл бұрын

I live in the High Desert. Temps are 95ish in summer. Mine take 20 minutes of one drip per day, 30 in 100 degree days. Pretty drought resistant but you have to water every day to get succulent fruit. My trick was to turn all fruit trees into bushes. They are no more than 6’ high. Really cuts the water usage and they don’t stress from high winds, easy to harvest. Easy to keep birds off. The other thing I do is to pick them when they first start to turn brown. I bring them in, put them Lon the counter and as they fully turn brown and wrinkle, I use them.

The growth rate on those trees is crazy...!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

6 ай бұрын

They really are amazing trees, that's for sure!

Nomads of the desert would need something they could grow and harvest soon after planting, as they might not be in the same location too long.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

I imagine that's true!

If its taste like apples I wonder how deer would like it? And if they taste like they are fermenting when there wrinkled. I wonder what they would do like a hard cider. Especially with a honey/ apple taste. Hummm apple mead? How do you think they would do in the fl. Heat with our water? My sister wanting to add to the fruit trees more than just the wild natural ones here.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

You are reading our minds with this one. Once we have enough to try, we're thinking of trying a wine with these as the base. We haven't made mead before, but this may be a great one to try for that as well. I think these would do well for you in FL. They love the heat of Summer!

eline emeğine sağlık bu güzel vlog için kolay gelsin hayırlı işler....👍👍👍👍

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Buradaki cesaretlendirme için tekrar teşekkürler Mesut!

My Li Jujube tree was the same, is it possible you are mixed up on which variety you harvested from? Even so, if you get enough they make a great apple pie type filling.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Kelly. Unless the nursery mixed these up it should be correct. We didn't order a Li with the first 3 Jujube's that we planted, but we did add the Shanxi Li this past Spring to help pollinate the Lang that we put in.

@GHumpty1965

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I think someone made a mistake and sent you a Li. I looked around and the Ant Admire should be a slender fruit and sweet. Yours look a lot like my Li Jujube in my backyard.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@GHumpty1965 well, that's a bummer!

Good video! I’m in the east valley and have Li, G-866, and Honey Jar jujube trees. Li got better with age (fall crop best), G-866 is good but shy bearer for me, and Honey Jar is caramel-apple good and more “juicy” by jujube standards. I have Thai Giant Indian Jujube too. Larger, and more juicy. Tastes like a low quality green apple but still good (very airy texture) and produces in dead of winter here so that’s nice.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there! Great notes here on those varieties. We have 4 varieties here (Lang, Shanxi Li, Empress Gee and Ant Admire). The Fall crop is just starting to ripen and much like you're seeing, they do seem to be much sweeter on some of these varieties. We may be adding a few more varieties and the Honey Jar is on our short list!

@sonotaps

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I took out the Lang I had. It is probably the best drying variety to make tea with or eat “like a date” but is lousy fresh (and that is what I like in a jujube). The root suckers of Lang were crazy aggressive too. I have a Barhee date palm and I enjoy real dates anyway (they taste like candy). Great to compare notes with someone in AZ. Love the videos so thanks again.

Hellooo..I subscribed already..nice your videos

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Marilyn. Glad you found us and are enjoying the content!

I had a jujube tree that had so many thorns and never fruited. I didn’t notice any thorns on yours. Are all you trees thornless?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Lyndee. These do have thorns, some larger than others. We should have mentioned that in this review.

Here's a couple other ways to eat/use jujubes. One, I discovered cooking them like a root vegetable in the oven is pretty good. I take various root vegetables like sweet taters, beets, carrots and these and mix seasoning with balsamic vinegar and bake. Cooked they don't taste as mealy. Next, I fermented some to make vinegar and was astounded at the wonderful flavor. You just follow apple cider vinegar recipes.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Kenny. Great suggestions here. I especially like the idea of baking these with other root veggies. We're wine makers, so the prospect of a Jujube wine has us pretty excited. If you had success with vinegar, that's a great sign for our wine plans!

@PreachingTruth

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm most definitely. Before it turns into vinegar it goes through being kvass (fermented pop like), then it turns into alcohol. Where we keep oxygen available, my understanding is for wine is to cut off the oxygen to stop fermenting. So I bet you'll have great success.

I live in Parker az and would love to learn how to grow these

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

They do really well in most parts of Arizona. The key is very warm summer temps that drives the tree to put on new growth and fruit. Something we have a lot of during our Summers!!

Do you grow any dates or date palms? Could be great in your climate!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

We don't have any date palms growing here on the farm (we're not fans of the taste), but you're right, they do VERY well in our climate here.

I have been thinking off and on about getting one of these trees. But I have never tried them and have heard that they have lots of thorns. Reading the comments, some mention other juju's; do they need 2 to produce fruit?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

They are a unique fruit and if you are looking for something that is just that (unique vs amazing taste, etc) a jujube is a good option. The trees do have thorns, so you need to be careful harvesting them. Some require a pollinator and some do not. The Li Jujube is very popular and does not require a pollinator, so it would be a solid option. The Sherwood is another that we have had good success with and does not need a pollinator either.

In Guyana 🇬🇾 we call that “doungs” lovely fruit. We eat them before it’s dried

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that's amazing to hear you're having success with these in Guyana as well. We agree, they seem to be much better before they're dried!

Hi Duane and Lori can u guys making a video talking about spraying fruit tree against all pesticides plz means when it’s the best time to spray and what kind of chemicals work better for fruits tree thanks

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Chef. We actually don't put any sprays on our fruit trees, not even organic sprays. We are considering using a dormancy spray during the Winter, but haven't had a need to do that as of yet.

Hi there. Where do you buy your jujube trees? I live in Green Valley AZ and would like to try to grow jujubes. Thanks

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Maria. We purchased all of these from online nurseries. There are several out there and most of them will start advertising their bare root trees about this time for Winter delivery. A few of our favorites are Stark Bros, Raintree, Planting Justice (that's where we found most of ours) and Grow Organic.

@Elementaldomain

Жыл бұрын

I get all mine from One Green World…they carry a lot of varieties and the quality of all their products is superb.

@marianunez7715

Жыл бұрын

@@Elementaldomain Thank you

how much water do you give them ? and how often? drippers ? or buckets ?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Shane. This year we've been able to hold steady at 60 gallons once/week applied in the irrigation rings we have around each of our trees. That is a reduction from last year when we were at 90 gallons spread out over 2 sessions a week. I'll link a video we did on how we irrigate our fruit trees for you here, so you get an idea of how we apply the water; kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpp4qbl-nKjbZ84.html

I have several neighbors who have Jujube trees and have sampled a few what I think are different varieties. One type seems to have an almost Vanilla Custard flavor, honey sweetness with Vanilla undertones, delicious ! And they do have some thorns, so beware when picking them !

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Great notes here Bob. We've only had solid production on this one tree, so we're looking forward to these other varieties!

@vynguyen6376

Жыл бұрын

The best jujube I ever tasted is tiger tooth jujube they are sweet even when they still light green before turning brown. It is juicy too not dry and airy at all. I heard sugarcane jujube also sweet n juice.

I'm from the Philippines and what we have here is the large green variety which originated from other Asian countries. I haven't seen any red variety yet in my country like the one in your farm, i hope i can grow it here soon.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Lits. We had an Indian Giant Jujube on our old farm that was very similar to that. I wonder if they were the same variety?

@litsnombre6390

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm yes, same variety....the Indian Giant Jujube 👍

@marsesola2696

Жыл бұрын

Whats the name

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@marsesola2696 it's usually referred to as either the Thai Giant or Indian Giant Green jujube.

Jujebe is a very popular desert fruit in india too. In India its very popular with the name of "Ber".

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Praveen! We've had several viewers from India tell us the same thing. We also have folks here in town from India that are interested in purchasing the fruit from us eventually as you can't find these in the stores here locally.

@vicky116

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm jujube or ber as we call is best eaten fresh. Don't wait for them to get wrinkles. I love all the sizes the smaller pea size, thumb size and the larger variety we see in markets in recent years I think it's cultured because it's green but ripe inside. Do you know you can pickle them or make candy out of it? Rich source of vit C.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@vicky116 we've had a couple of folks suggest pickling them, but we haven't tried it yet. I'd like to ferment them into wine as well. It should make a beautiful, golden colored wine.

@Radicalist-Manifesto

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm In my previous main note in comments I forgot to mention this, but I've been making fruit wines including jujube, on my farm in Kerala for home consumption. Sadly I cannot attach a picture here or I would have. You have to basically make a jujube smoothie in a blender with some good quality clean water before adding the yeast. Adding a little honey also helps. The wine colour is more white-ish than golden though..

@ahsanulkabir6503

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm the jujub when eaten at the stage it's fully Yellow , before it becomes Brown, Red,& shrivelled called Dates in China. At that stage Depending on Variety can be Sweet Sweet & Crunchy 😋 😍 ☺.....

I just got jujube seeds. Can i start them indoors now? I live in the high desert Ca.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Steven, that's a great question. We've always grown grafted moringa trees, so I would not have a solid suggestion for you on this one. Hopefully someone will see your comment here who has some experience with this for you!

How much water do they require? I live in a southern New Mexico desert with very limited water supply.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Merlin. The first few years they will be like most other fruit trees while they get established. These trees, at just under 2 years old, are thriving on 60 gallons once/week during the peak of Summer. That is cut back by more than half if we get no rain during the Winter. Any rain at all during the dormant season and these would need very little, if any irrigation.

I received a couple that I was told were Asian pears. While disappointed that they weren’t pears I was surprised to find the small fruit plentiful and flavorful.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Well that's a bummer to have the wrong type of tree than what you were expecting. I can see not having the correct variety, but an entirely different kind of tree is not something you usually find a nursery messing up on!

Can you list some sources of Jujube rootstock? I live in central Texas

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Great question Harry. I really do not know what the root stocks are as they were shipped to us form an online nursery and did not have a root stock label on them. Hopefully someone else will see your question and be able to answer this one for you.

I have a red date tree here in western Maryland zone 6 . It produces huge amounts of fruit.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

You have me curious now Randy. We're used to seeing dates around here, but I would not have guessed they would be found up your way!

@randysmith5435

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Ziziphus jujube. Also known as Chinese red date.Mine is a descendant of one planted at Monticello by Thomas Jefferson. The parent tree I got it from was over thirty feet tall. The lady who gave it to me was one of my best friends. Sorry I'm being brief but otherwise I'd write a long story and bore you to death with my interest in botany.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@randysmith5435 ah, ok. Being in a desert I just assumed it was a palm date. You would think I would put the 2 together being the comment was on a Chinese date video!! Now, the history on your tree is intriguing. Anything dating back that far is something to be proud of!

Don't forget to mention that they are very invasive. I started with one and my whole yard has been taken over by these trees and I live in an acre. I have to be digging out the small ones to keep them under control.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Oh my, that sounds horrible. We only get them where we irrigate, so it wouldn't be an issue, but for folks who get some rainfall or irrigate entire areas this would definitely be a problem!

Cinema...yes, here in the UK.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Patricia! Ok, I thought that was the case, but you never know. Sometimes we think something is true when in reality it isn't. Thank you for confirming that for me! 😉

@HummingbirdJa

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm My pleasure...

Great.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one Joe!

@joebai2475

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm 枣 它可以放到蛋糕和馒头上 中国北方一大特产

@joebai2475

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm It can be put on bread and cake. One of the major fruit of north China.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@joebai2475 Do you remove the pit somehow first? We're trying to figure out the best way to do that on a small scale.

@joebai2475

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm No we eat and spit.

You should try it before turning brown , like when it has yellowish kind of colour

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, we've had another viewer suggest the same. We'll give that a shot this Fall once the current fruit set starts ripening.

Do you have a problem with birds or fireants being arracted to the fruit? Will this grow in north phoenix, or will that get too cold for it? We get freezing temps up here usually every dec or jan

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Charlie. The ants don't seem to be a problem, but birds will eventually find the fruit once it's completely ripe. We have found that they produce enough to give fruit to both us and the birds. As for growing in N. Phoenix, that would not be a problem at all. We are usually about 5-6 degrees cooler out here than you are in town and they do just fine with the cold temps when they go dormant in the Fall.

Hi Duane and Laurie, I wanted to plant some different varieties of jujube in my backyard. From where I can buy it? The online ones are charging $100+ for shipping.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Rajeesh. I'm not sure where else you can buy these other than online, but they have always been a bit more expensive than other fruit trees. I believe we paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $70 a tree and that was 2 years ago!

@toddstoneking9651

Жыл бұрын

Richards Garden Center list jujube on their website

@Elementaldomain

Жыл бұрын

Check out One Green World. Excellent people, superb reasonably priced products.

🤩 Is that Tiger tooth jujube?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Jim. This is the Ant Admire Jujube that we're featuring in this episode.

I’ve tried growing jujube in Florida but they don’t like our soil. I’ve had four trees in the ground since June of 2019. The trees have barely grown at all. Do you have any recommendations?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hmm, I'm not sure on this one. I've been told they are fond of heat and low humidity which may be what you're facing. As for soil, ours is very hard clay and very high mineral content. From what our viewers have told us FL is typically a softer soil with higher sand content.

@Radicalist-Manifesto

Жыл бұрын

Recommendation: Good cow dung manure...more the merrier

Jojube or manzanita ( little apple ) as is know in north of Mexico , very popular in rural areas , ance you sow one the next years there will be lots of them.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I did not know they did well from seed. Something we definitely need to try!

Perhaps Jujubes are best consumed in other forms: chutneys, cooked down into spreads, candied...?? Thoughts?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Teresa, great question/suggestion. They're pretty decent fresh, but as you're saying, it sounds like many cultures use these in teas and dishes. So there may be something to that! We're hopeful to make a wine out of them when we have enough production. 😉

@teresaprice5070

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Now THAT sounds like the perfect solution! 😂💜

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@teresaprice5070 🍷

@vicky116

Жыл бұрын

@@teresaprice5070 in India we make candy and pickle the jujube or ber as we call it.

@j1407bmoon

Жыл бұрын

We make chutneys and jams out of this fruit. Delicious!

In Germany, we say "Kino" or "Kinotheater". But i do not think that they would offer them as candies. How deep are the roots on the Jujube-Trees?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Karsten! That's interesting to see how you say that in Germany. I wonder how that came about. If it was cine and pronounced with a hard "K" instead of "See"? I'm not sure on the Jujube root systems. Generally our fruit trees have root stocks that tend to spread rather than tap into the soil more deeply. That helps them establish before trying to dig through our very hard dirt. I'll have to research that a bit.

south texas, north mexico, is a wild apple, nacuitle is the name in nauatle.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Margil. I have not heard of this one before, so I need to do some research on this one!

LOL..i have 2 in my backyard. I planted one back in 2009 and one in 2011 and never thought they would grow as tall as my house (2 stories).

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that is impressive growth. We've been very surprised with how quickly they grow and also how early they produce. On top of that we usually have 2 rounds of fruiting!

They use jujubes in china in teas and every kind of Chinese deserts, so most households have a jujube tree in the garden of arid region households. The tree grows in dry and desolate regions in china, similar to the paulownia tree.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Ken. We've had several folks suggesting the same in using them in different teas. We'll have to try that, because these trees are very productive and we need to find some good uses for all the fruit!

@joebai2475

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Many places that grow jujubes are not really that dry in China. The rainfall is 600 to 800mm. For Beijing and Xian some years over 800mm.

@joebai2475

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm But in Xinjiang it is really dry.

@joebai2475

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm It can be dried and make tea and make mooncake filling like coconut filling and lotus seeds filling.

@joebai2475

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKKfxM-SY8SvpNY.html

How you guys get your water from....

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

We are on a private well here on the farm.

Hi what you call jujubes are called bare in India. They have been here since last millennium they have been grafted to lot other plants to give different taste and texture with different shapes and sizes..

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

We've had several folks from India on this one, so it looks like we're just getting up to speed with this amazing fruit. It's not all that common for us here in the US.

@odessa238248

Жыл бұрын

Well 30 yrs back you could find them everywhere in India there were 2 versions of it one grew on a bush and the fruit was as small as a grape and the other grew on a tree they were bigger in rounder and oval shape, but with the farming boom most of them were uprooted and now few people grow them commercialy, somehow I found white people didn't get the taste of it, if you have a few raw ones they tend to dry your throat...

korean they love dried jujube you should dry them cook with chicken make tea with pear in the winter

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, I imagine this would be very good with either chicken or pork. That little bit of sweet would be wonderful in a tea as well.

I’m also in AZ, where did you buy these?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey GL. We bought all of our Jujube trees online during the Fall sale season which usually starts in September. This one came from Planting Justice along with the 2 others we show at planting time.

@fortwoods

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks so much! I will look for them this year.

The best jujubes are living in China, and there so many kinds of them, at least more than 100 different jujubes in the Middle and East China such as in Shandong, Hebei, Henan Pr., China, and in Xinjiang China, which has the biggest jujubes.l am growing some jujube trees in New England area because they are very hardy.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

This is great to heat you're having success with these in New England as well. We've had several folks ask us about cooler and more humid climates for these trees.

interesting! jujube is one of my favorite dry fruit with sweet and some bitter taste. also i maked jujube syrup from dry jujube and upload a tutorial video in my channel.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Ай бұрын

Ooh, that sounds fantastic!

Do I need 2 of them for cross pollination?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

9 ай бұрын

Most do not and the only variety that we have that needs a pollinator is the Lang. We have a Shanxi-Li that pollinates it.

If you have an electric excavator and solar you could have a look at the height map of the land and install water catchment facilities (ponds and weirs) would help you with the pioneer plants. Please make some close ups of the interior of fruits you are showing next time.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestions here Jan. We do try to get shots of the inside of the fruit and for some reason didn't this time around.

is it just me, or your background sound reminds me of harvest moon soundtrack xD

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hmm, now you have me curious!

we have wild ones in my home town.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that is really cool! Where is your home town?

@xinglinjiang4952

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Mongolia

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@xinglinjiang4952 Oh wow, that's amazing that a tree like this can grow in Mongolia and the desert of Arizona in the US. Incredible!

@xinglinjiang4952

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm yea. and it growes twice faster in your place likely because the long warm climate.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@xinglinjiang4952 that definitely makes sense.

just pick them in the later stages and let them totally dry out on a tray. then store in ziplock bags or jars and they will last a long time. you can use them in this dry form in soups. it adds flavor and sweetness to the broth. just look up recipes if you are curious. you can also throw a few in a cup of hot water and let them sit for a bit then drink as a tea - flavored with whatever else you prefer like sugar, honey, other fruits, tea, etc. when it rehydrates in hot water, it takes on whatever flavor of the broth/tea so when you eat it afterwards it's quite good. off the tree it's just meh lol.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

These are great notes, thank you. We've had several folks suggest tea and we have plans to try out a Jujube wine as well.

Do you have any plan to dig a pond to harvest rain water!?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

We're working on more detailed plans with the back half of the property where that would make more sense. Probably as an overflow area for swales to direct water into after holding as much as we can in place.

@Realatmx

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm that makes sense.. I love your passion toward this sustainable lifestyle god bless you

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@Realatmx thank you!

This fruit is called Berry ( بیر ) in Pakistan & India and this kind of berry is a unique kind of berry

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Zahoor! We've had a few folks tell us these are very common in many parts of the Middle East and Asia. I did not know it was called Berry though!

@zahoorfarooqi7082

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm in Pakistan the north west frontier province (Malakand) the berry's this kind plant is usually natural (no cultivated) & very very delicious from other common berries, if you want more information of this natural berry plant so, be in contact and when I will go to my home village I can tell you these plants by live call

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@zahoorfarooqi7082 that would be cool. Our contact information is on the About tab here on KZread. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Pakistan and India has the vest tasty jujube fruit.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

I'll bet they are amazing under the growing conditions faced there!

We have a lot of it in Yemen , and we called it "Sader"

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Khaled! I believe you're the first person we've had comment from Yemen, so it's great to hear from you! I imagine your growing conditions are similar to ours here in Arizona. What other fruit trees are you guys growing over there?

It is called Doungs trees.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I have not seen that one. Where is that name used?

Hi, nice video, we have lot of them in Kuwait, and better quality and better taste. i wish i can send you some.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Mohammad! What are some of the variety names that you have there?

@althahabiya

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm many, all arabic names, but i can tell u some, like apply (big size like small apples) Royal Native, olivy, seedless, suggary, and lot more.

Which veriety is this jujube?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Tony. This was labeled as an Ant Admire jujube. We've had a few folks suggest it may be another variety, but that's how it came to us.

@tonykanavil

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks for the quick response. I never heard of this veriety before.

Can it take low temps in the 20s? Living in the northern Mohave California

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

I think you should be fine as we get down into the low 20's here as well during the Winter months.

@gordybishop2375

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thank you for the prompt reply

@gordybishop2375

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm you sell the trees ready for planting ?and how many types are good down to 20f?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@gordybishop2375 We don't sell any trees, but we have 4 varieties that have not had issues with 20 degree temps. Currently we have the Ant Admire, Lang, Empress Gee and Shanxi Li. We also had a Sherwood on the old property with no issues.

@gordybishop2375

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thank you for the information

Are you export these fruits?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Mizanur. We don't have plans to export any of our fruit, just local sales once the trees are producing nice and heavy.

It is called zall in Chinese, is one of the most important food in China, not only fruits, preserves fruits, or dry fruits.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

How would you pronounce that? Is that the phonetic pronunciation?

@mountaina3658

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm z read as z in zoo, followed by the word exactly same pronunciation of “all”， pronounce it short.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@mountaina3658 ah, very good. I'll try to remember this!

It's called BER in India. Redily available all ovar I dia plustar the deserted Indian regions. There are different varieties though. Mythology says Lord Ram loved BER too.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

We've had several folks let us know how they are pronounced in different parts of the world. It's amazing to see the diversity surrounding this crop. I was not aware of the mythology around it though!

I love these fruits. Ate a lot of these growing up. They taste best with a Little rock salt sprinkled on them. Sometimes they have little boring insects in them. They are called Ber in India, scientific name Ziziphus Mauritiana Lam.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

6 ай бұрын

They really are an amazing fruit for us here. I need to try a bit of rock salt on them next time!!

@shamdoundyakhed5314

6 ай бұрын

Any way to ship them to NY?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

6 ай бұрын

@@shamdoundyakhed5314 we don't actually sell trees, but we purchase them as bare root trees and have them shipped to us. Usually online nurseries have them available to ship during the Winter months, so you may be able to find them with a Google search right now.

@shamdoundyakhed5314

6 ай бұрын

No not trees, but fruits?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

6 ай бұрын

@@shamdoundyakhed5314 oh gotcha. I don't know whether we'll try that. Right now our plan is to sell all of our fruit as U-pick here locally.

Do you sell any cuttings?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Kenny! We have been donating our cuttings to RSI Growers so haven't sold any. But not sure if we will try to in the future.

@ThinkEddiee

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm do you know anywhere that sells cuttings?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

@@ThinkEddiee I don't know of anybody who sells Jujube cuttings, at least not here in AZ.

Do u sell your jujube fruit? I also need cuttings too. Will pay. Funny video. Dr.Hussain Reno

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

We do plan on selling them once the trees are producing more heavily. Make sure to join our customer email list through our website as that's the only way we market goods and services from the farm.