Grow one of the largest and most popular jujube varieties with this live Shanxi Li Giant Jujube Tree, shipped bare root and ready for planting. Also known as Pear Jujube or 临猗梨枣, this exceptional Chinese date variety produces impressively large round fruit often exceeding 2 inches in size. The crisp fresh fruit has a sweet apple-like flavor and becomes even sweeter when dried.

Shanxi Li is self-fruitful and also serves as an excellent pollinizer for other jujube varieties, making it a valuable addition to home orchards. Hardy, productive, and easy to grow, this tree thrives in a wide range of climates and is ideal for backyard orchards, edible landscapes, and patio growing with proper pruning.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Shanxi Li Giant Jujube Tree
✔️ Height: approximately 3 feet tall
✔️ Shipped bare root
✔️ Healthy, dormant fruit tree
✔️ Extra large jujube variety
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Shanxi Li Jujube, Pear Jujube, Chinese Date
• Botanical Name: Ziziphus jujuba ‘Shanxi Li’
• Plant Type: Deciduous fruit tree
• Growth Stage: Young grafted tree
• Sun Requirements: Full sun preferred (6–8 hours daily)
• Soil: Well-draining sandy or loamy soil
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Height: 15–20 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Harvest Season: Late summer to fall
• Chill Hours: Approximately 200 hours
• Pollination: Self-fruitful and good pollinizer for other jujubes
• Container Friendly: Yes, with pruning and proper care

Care Tip

Soak bare roots before planting and provide full sun for the sweetest fruit and strongest growth. Mature trees are drought tolerant and require minimal maintenance once established.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.