How many years does the black date tree bear fruit?

Introduction to planting black date trees

The black jujube tree prefers an environment with plenty of sunlight, is tolerant to partial shade, has a certain degree of cold and drought resistance, is very resistant to moisture, and likes fertile and deep soil. It is distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Liaoning, Central and South China, and Southwest China. The black jujube tree can be planted in autumn or spring. Common varieties include thorny black jujube, convex vein black jujube, new leaf black jujube, etc.

Black date tree planting results after several years

It takes 3-4 years for the grafted black date tree to bloom and bear fruit, and ordinary seedlings need more than 5 years to bear fruit. Its flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is August-September. It can generally be propagated by grafting, and the planting density is controlled at two meters in row spacing and about one and a half meters in plant spacing.

Grafted black jujube tree blooms and bears fruit

If the black date tree is propagated by grafting, it will generally bear fruit after 3-4 years of planting. When planting, you can apply fully decomposed and fermented cow and horse manure. The base fertilizer should be fully mixed with the soil, compact the soil, water it thoroughly once, and water it twice after 5 days.

Potted black jujube tree with fruit

It takes more than 5 years for a potted black date tree to bear fruit. It blooms in April and May in spring and bears fruit in August and September. The best time to plant it is in spring and autumn. Its budding is relatively late, so it can be planted later.

Why doesn't the black date tree bear fruit?

There are many reasons why jujube trees do not bear fruit, such as being too young (less than 3 years old), growing too vigorously, dry weather or too frequent rainfall, pests and diseases, insufficient pollination by bees and poor fertilization, malnutrition during flowering, etc. If the tree is still flowering (the flowering period of jujube trees is relatively long), you can spray 300 times borax to increase the fruit set rate. If the tree is over 5 years old, you can perform trunk girdling.

Key points for planting black jujube trees

After planting black date trees, basal fertilizer needs to be applied to promote root growth. Every year, organic pigpen fertilizer and nitrate-phosphate compound fertilizer can be applied in conjunction with expanding ditches and improving soil in autumn. The soil should be loosened once after watering before budding in spring, and herbicides should be sprayed 2 to 3 times a year. After harvesting fruits in autumn, deep plowing of the entire garden should be carried out in conjunction with the application of organic fertilizers in autumn.