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How to Take a Cutting From a Jujube
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If you want to try your hand at growing a rare fruit, a jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba), also known as Chinese date tree, might just be your next venture. Grown in full sun and in well-draining soil, jujube trees need little care to thrive to produce their fruit, which is often dried and tastes like a date. Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9, jujube trees can be propagated from softwood cuttings. Taking cuttings is the first and easiest step to propagating a jujube tree in this manner. It's also one of the most important steps, because without a good stem, the cutting will not take root.


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Examine a jujube tree in the early morning to look for a suitable tip for cutting. Stems are most turgid with water in the morning, which makes this the best time to take a cutting for propagation.


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Select a stem that is about as thick as a pencil and has small, immature leaves growing near the tip and more mature leaves near the bottom, closest to the trunk. Bend the stem about 4 to 6 inches from the tip until it breaks with a snap. If it does, the tree is in the stage between immature and mature, making it a perfect time to take a softwood cutting. Immature stems do not break, and mature stems do not bend.

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Choose another similar stem for cutting. Ideally, it should be a lateral stem that grows from a main leader branch. Cut 4 to 6 inches off the tip of the stem with a sharp knife or pair of hand clippers. The cutting should be taken just below a leaf set.

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Wrap the cutting in a moist paper towel, and place it in a plastic bag. Cut several more stems for propagation, because cuttings do not always root as desired. Place the bag in the shade until you are ready to take your cuttings indoors for planting.


Propagating jujubes
Page last updated: Monday, 10 August 2020 - 11:51am
Jujubes are a new horticultural industry in Western Australia. This page provides an overview of propagation techniques.
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Introduction
Vegetative propagation of improved or selected cultivars is important to make Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) cultivation economically viable. Like many other deciduous fruit trees, jujubes are often propagated by grafting two genotypes or cultivars together. There are two parts necessary for grafting: the rootstock, used for the root system; and the scion, the chosen cultivar or variety.
For successful grafting there are five important requirements:
The stock and scion must be compatible (usually different cultivars of the same species).
The cambium layer of the scion must be placed in close contact with that of the rootstock. The cut surfaces should be held together tightly by wrapping, wedging or other methods to encourage rapid healing of the graft union. This is so water and nutrients can be supplied to the scion from the rootstock by the time the buds start to open.
Grafting must be done at a time when the scion and rootstock are in the correct physiological stage. This usually means the scion buds are dormant while the cut tissues at the graft union are capable of producing callus tissue for healing the graft.
Immediately after grafting, all cut surfaces must be protected from dehydration. This is done by covering with tape or grafting wax.
Proper care must be given to the grafts for a period of time following grafting. If shoots are not removed from the stock below the graft this can inhibit the desired growth from the scion.
Propagating jujubes
Until recently Chinese jujube was propagated primarily by root suckers. More farmers in China now graft or bud onto seedling rootstocks. More than 95% of grafts take successfully if scion wood is coated with a thin layer of wax. Softwood grafting in early spring also gave success of 90%.