Ziziphus oenopolia
Jhâribu' · పరికి చెట్టు
Description
Source: wikipedia (CC BY-SA)Ziziphus oenopolia, commonly known as the jackal jujube, small-fruited jujube or wild jujube, is a flowering plant with a broad distribution through tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia. In India, it is mostly found in the deciduous forests of the southern part of the country.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
jackal jujube comes from open habitats, such as sunny meadows and forest margins, which supply abundant light. It does best in Full Sun but can also tolerate Partial Sun, adjusting well to different light levels.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
jackal jujube comes from tropical areas where the climate is generally warm and humid. Consequently, it is adapted to high heat and humidity. It does not tolerate abrupt temperature changes and prefers a steady temperature environment, so avoiding temperature fluctuations indoors is important. It usually cannot withstand cold and requires warmer conditions to grow. If the environmental temperature falls too low, the plant may stop growing or even die.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
Fertilization is essential for caring for jackal jujube. Consistent feeding throughout the growing season maintains the energy needed for its showy leaves and promotes overall growth. If fertilization is neglected, leaves can become unhealthy, the plant’s ornamental value may decrease, and growth may be stunted or weak and prone to breakage.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Ziziphus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 3.05 m to 7.92 m
- Mature Spread
- 2.13 m to 4.88 m
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green, Olive Drab
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Size
- 0.25 cm to 0.51 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Native Area
- Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, Bangladesh, Laos, Thailand, China