The Culture method of Golden Jujube

The soil for cultivating golden jujube requires fertile, loose, slightly acidic sandy loam with good drainage. Spring and autumn should be watered every 2-3 days, and sunny weather in summer should be watered once a day. During summer shoot growth and fruit hanging, water should not be too much, but it should not be too dry. Compound fertilizer mainly composed of nitrogen fertilizer was applied before sprouting, nitrogen fertilizer and potassium fertilizer were applied after fruit hanging, and alum fertilizer containing phosphorus and calcium or cake fertilizer made by retting were applied later. Regular pruning, heart-picking, flower and fruit thinning, timely prevention and control of diseases and insect pests.

Golden jujube is an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Rhamnaceae, 3 meters tall, usually unarmed, branched; leaf blade lanceolate to rectangular round, entire or with inconspicuous serrulate, surface dark green, abaxially green; single or 2-3 flowers in leaf axils, white and fragrant; fruit moment round or ovate, golden yellow.

Golden jujube tree is native to southern China, like sunshine and warm, humid environment, not cold-resistant, slightly shade-tolerant, drought-resistant. It is an excellent ornamental fruit flower, suitable for potted ornamental and bonsai, the fruit is golden, with fragrance, hanging fruit for a long time. Its fruit can be eaten raw or made into candied fruit, the pericarp is fleshy and thick, the taste is sour and sweet and delicious, and medicine can regulate qi and relieve cough.