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My Jujubes seem to attract all kinds of pollinators, mostly bees, but also wasp and ants. I noticed the flower seems to change its aroma, I notice two fragrances, one is pleasant similar to citrus blossoms, and the other, is more "nasty" for lack of a better word. but not that strong. my Jujube are the Indian type, not Chinese, I heard other online saying their Jujube flowers smell bad. so not sure if climate or variety has something to do with it. I just remembered I filmed some bees working the flowers.Growing fruits in containersat around 1:10 into the clip you can see some bees, I think there were 3 at that time, on different parts of the plant. another small tree not filmed also had some bees.
Quote from: Tropicdude on August 26, 2013, 02:52:10 AMMy Jujubes seem to attract all kinds of pollinators, mostly bees, but also wasp and ants. I noticed the flower seems to change its aroma, I notice two fragrances, one is pleasant similar to citrus blossoms, and the other, is more "nasty" for lack of a better word. but not that strong. my Jujube are the Indian type, not Chinese, I heard other online saying their Jujube flowers smell bad. so not sure if climate or variety has something to do with it. I just remembered I filmed some bees working the flowers.Growing fruits in containersat around 1:10 into the clip you can see some bees, I think there were 3 at that time, on different parts of the plant. another small tree not filmed also had some bees.Have you found that the ants chase away other pollinators, or do they aid in pollinating themselves?