RE: Zizzoli
- Subject: RE: Zizzoli
- From: "Anthony Lyman-Dixon" L*@lyman-dixon.freeserve.co.uk
- Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:54:04 +0100
- Importance: Normal
Well blow me! Thanks everyone; I have been trying to grow the things
from seed for years so you can see how much success I've had. Don't
think I will go on trying now!
Anthony
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
[o*@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Tony and Moira
Sent: 02 October 2005 21:15
To: Medit-Plants
Subject: Re: Zizzoli
> As Diane said. They are the fruit of the Jujube tree, which used to be
> quite
> common as a yard or street tree here in Greece. You don't see them
much
> any more.
> The fruit were never widely sold... just the sort of thing you plucked
off
> a
> neighbor's tree when you were a child and remember fondly but wouldn't
go
> out of
> your way to find again.
In New Zealand these are occasionally availble in the supermarkets under
the
name of Chinese Dates.
Moira
