Ziziphus mauritiana

Indian jujube, ber · Rhamnaceae · Evergreen to semi-deciduous tree

A tough, spreading fruiting tree of the dry tropics, widely grown from India across the Arabian Peninsula and into Africa. Larger and faster than Ziziphus jujuba, more heat-driven than Ziziphus spina-christi, and familiar to almost every buyer in the region by its local name.

Specification

Landscape use

Shelter belts, boundary and buffer planting, dry-country parks, and productive or heritage landscapes where a familiar regional tree is wanted. It gives dense shade quickly on ground where little else will establish.

The branches carry thorns, so it performs best away from paths and play areas, in the middle of a planted mass rather than at its edge. Where the same hardiness is wanted in a cleaner, more formal tree, Ziziphus spina-christi is the companion species.

Site tolerance

Export notes

Supplied root-balled and wrapped. As a fruiting species it can attract particular attention at import inspection, so confirm the destination’s requirements early. See export and compliance.

For available sizes and current stock in this species, message us on WhatsApp at +66 93 425 9892 or email contact@thaibotanic.com — or browse the species catalogue. This is one of the species we grow and supply regularly. If you are working to a programme, send the planting schedule and we will plan lifting and shipping around it. Where a design calls for something outside our usual range, we source it through the nursery network we have worked with for years, given reasonable notice.

Supply grades