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Ziziphus angustifolia

Ziziphus angustifolia is a large forest tree from wet tropical Southeast Asia and Papuasia, reaching up to 30 m with buttressed trunks. It is not a typical garden or houseplant, so it suits only warm, frost-free tropical settings with ample room.

Family
Rhamnaceae (Rhamn family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young and during dry spells; established trees in wet tropical climates need little supplemental water.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil, tolerant of a range of types.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions, roughly 20-32 °C; protect from frost and temperatures below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Indo-China to Papuasia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ziziphus angustifolia is a tree in the family Rhamnaceae. The specific epithet angustifolia means 'narrow leaves'.

Where it grows

Ziziphus angustifolia is native to an area from Myanmar and the Philippines in the north, south to Java and east to the Solomon Islands. Its habitat is in dipterocarp forests to elevations of 600 m (2,000 ft).

Other Ziziphus plants

Jujube · Large Jujube · Ziziphus budhensis · Ziziphus cambodiana · Ziziphus cumingiana · Ziziphus hutchinsonii · Nepal Jujube · Jujube · Lotus · Indian jujube · Buffalo thorn · Jujube

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ziziphus angustifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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