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China throughout northern India, Iran (Persia), Armenia, and Syria 

 to the Mediterranean region, Spain, and France. Throughout most 

 of this region, according to De Candolle, the jujube is found both 



Figure 1. — A seedling jujube tree showing upright growth habit most common in cultivated 



varieties. 



wild and cultivated. It was introduced into these countries several 

 hundred years ago. 



Although grown for hundreds of years in China, there are few 

 references to the jujube in the early botanical or horticultural litera- 



