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Girdling at bloom and then thinning?
Does the tree have thorns? If so you probably have the rootstock not the grafted top scion of Thai Giant. Most growers in my area prune VERY hard every year, down to a waist high stump. The smaller tree might limit fruit number and develop less but larger fruit. Maybe you could try thinning.
Quote from: Galatians522 on November 20, 2021, 11:16:34 PMGirdling at bloom and then thinning?Why girdle the tree? Girdling helps induce flowering, these trees don't need helpflowering
Quote from: pineislander on November 21, 2021, 10:05:34 AMDoes the tree have thorns? If so you probably have the rootstock not the grafted top scion of Thai Giant. Most growers in my area prune VERY hard every year, down to a waist high stump. The smaller tree might limit fruit number and develop less but larger fruit. Maybe you could try thinning. No thorns. In fact, I bought them in your neck of the woods, at the old Tree Haus nursery in Bokeelia. I used to prune aggressively, but haven't in a few years and these trees have gotten huge.
Here is an article specific to jujube. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://horticulturejournal.usamv.ro/pdf/2015/art5.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjAh9Cqiar0AhVMQTABHcKfCi8QFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0LksY1oHu4q72Q5MiAEo8o
Quote from: Galatians522 on November 21, 2021, 01:28:12 PM Here is an article specific to jujube. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://horticulturejournal.usamv.ro/pdf/2015/art5.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjAh9Cqiar0AhVMQTABHcKfCi8QFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0LksY1oHu4q72Q5MiAEo8oBe aware the link is for the Chinese Jujube not Indian jujube. The Chinese type is more adapted to cooler zones.Indian:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziziphus_mauritianaChinese:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujube
Quote from: pineislander on November 21, 2021, 03:47:32 PMQuote from: Galatians522 on November 21, 2021, 01:28:12 PM Here is an article specific to jujube. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://horticulturejournal.usamv.ro/pdf/2015/art5.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjAh9Cqiar0AhVMQTABHcKfCi8QFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0LksY1oHu4q72Q5MiAEo8oBe aware the link is for the Chinese Jujube not Indian jujube. The Chinese type is more adapted to cooler zones.Indian:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziziphus_mauritianaChinese:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JujubeMaybe it was a leap in logic, but I assumed that physiological response should not differ much. As I recall, there are even hybrids between the two. I have been doing some experimenting on this myself and will report back if I find anything of interest.