5 things to do in the garden this week: 1. Fruit trees. Plant a Chinese date tree (Zizyphus jujube). It does fine when planted this time of year.

Chinese date tree (Zizyphus jujube). (Getty Images) By Joshua Siskin | [email protected] UPDATED: August 16, 2024 at 7:23 AM PDT ...

1. Fruit trees. Plant a Chinese date tree (Zizyphus jujube). It does fine when planted this time of year. Chinese date is an extremely drought-tolerant tree, more so than any other locally grown fruit ...