Hi Redsun, I've always wondered if any of those trees were still around, but haven't been able to find out. I had thought Li and lang were amoung those introduced in the 20's but I could be wrong

They are saying the largest jujube can be found at Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens. About 40' tall, 30' wide.

In 1920s, USDA released several varieties. Only one is good for fresh eating. So I believe both Li and Lang were released at that time. This is why Li and Lang are probably the only known jujube to the public, and the only widely distributed.

After 1990s, there are so many new varieties. There are many many more in China, some never named.

This is a mature jujube tree I saw in DFW area. We used to pick jujube fruits from this yard. I do not know the variety. The fruits are about 1.5' long. Sweet. So I believe it is a Li or Chico type.

The size is about 30' wide? It covers almost the backyard.

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And the owner says "it was sending runners under the drive and alley, to back neighbor's yard."

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Also, according to the owner, they dug a runner and planted it. It took 3 years to set fruits. And they like the fruits from the new tree. It appears the new tree sets about the same kind of fruits.

So I guess the old tree may not be grafted. Or the rootstock may be a good one and can set large fruits....

There are a few jujube that produce tasty fruits on their own roots, like sherwood. Sherwood was a chance discovery from the Shreveport LA area, maybe it was from the 1920s batch of jujubes

The 1920's jujube were mainly distributed to Texas and Oklahoma. Some may have been shipped to LA.

"Chance discovery" means it comes from seedlings. The seedlings do not come true. So they can be better or worse. Same story with Granny Smith apple.

Some say Chinese grow 700 varieties of jujube. But can people count the varieties? Some grow in the wild and never discovered. They are small trees, grow in all kinds of soil and do not need so much water to survive....