Chinese jujube

Chinese jujube is grown in the middle east for hundreds of years and known
in china for over 4000 years.
Few varieties has been brought to israel in the 20th century.
Chinese jujube ripens in august just before the jewish new year.
The fruit is known in the middle east, the balkan countries, northe africa, russia, usa and especialy china and korea
In the far east most of the fruit is sold dry and used in the traditional medicine for relaxetion, insomia and blood problems and is used forsweetening food.