Plant Database
Tiger Tooth Jujube
Jujube ‘Tiger Tooth’
The Tiger Tooth Jujube stands out with its unique, long, and slender fruit shape, resembling an animal's canine tooth. It offers a crisp, apple-like flavor when harvested fresh at the right stage, and transforms into a treat with rich, maple-syrup notes when dried, providing two distinct eating experiences.
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Produces distinctive, long, thin, reddish-brown fruit resembling a tiger‘s tooth.
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Flesh is crisp with a pleasant, apple-like flavor when harvested semi-green; develops a rich, maple-syrup sweetness when dried.
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A unique dual-stage harvest variety: best for fresh eating when half-green/half-brown, and for drying when fully mature.
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A hardy, deciduous tree with the typical jujube resilience to drought and pests.
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Self-pollinating but produces better with a cross-pollinator.
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Excellent for snacking, baking, or making distinctive dried fruit with a complex flavor.
Flavor Profile:
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Flavor (Fresh): Crisp, mildly sweet, and refreshing with apple-like notes.
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Flavor (Dried): Rich, deep, and complex with pronounced maple or caramelized sugar notes.
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Texture: Very crisp when fresh; chewy and dense when dried.
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Best Uses: Harvest at two stages: for a unique fresh, crisp snack, or for drying into exceptionally flavorful treats.