Editing Ziziphus jujuba (section)

== Propagation ==

Seed is useful for producing rootstocks and variable seedlings. NMSU's grafting guide describes cleaning the seed, soaking it for three days, and stratifying it at about 40–50°F for three months before sowing as conditions warm. It also describes managing seedlings and storing scionwood for grafting.<sup id="cite_ref-6">[[#cite_note-6|[6]]]</sup> Stratification and germination performance can vary with seed maturity, storage and temperature; the cited procedure is extension guidance, not a guarantee of uniform emergence.

For named cultivars, grafting is the practical route described in the supplied material. Rootstocks may include cultivar plants or suckers, cultivar seedlings, or sour jujube (''Ziziphus spinosa'') seedlings. The guide covers bark grafting after bud break, whip grafting within its stated size limits, and post-graft care.<sup>[[#cite_note-6|[6]]]</sup> It reports that some cultivars may fruit in the grafting year and that all should produce some fruit in the second year after grafting, but this is an extension observation rather than a universal promise.