Fruit Tree Planner

Plan compatible pollination partners, compare varieties, and understand flowering compatibility for apples, pears, plums, blueberries, cherries, and more.

Step 1

Choose a fruit type

Fruit type

Start here. The helper uses different rules for apples, plums, blueberries, kiwis, and other fruit groups.

41 options available.

Type to narrow the list.

Selected fruit

Jujube

9 tracked varieties

Most jujubes can fruit alone, but having another cultivar nearby often improves fruit set, size, and consistency. Mixed plantings are usually the safer choice.

Jujubes are best planted close enough for insects to work several trees in the same bloom window. In a home orchard, nearby spacing is usually easy.

Step 2

Choose what you want to check

Current goal

Single variety

Choose one variety and Willowbottom will show the best pollination partners.

Step 3

Choose your variety

Main variety

Choose one variety to see the strongest pollination partners.

9 options available.

Type to narrow the list.

Optional comparison variety

Optional direct pair check.

8 options available.

USDA zone (optional)

Used to sort matches and flag climate cautions.

Pick a variety first, then scroll to Step 4 for ranked partners, warnings, and the optional pair check.

Step 4

See recommendations

Selected variety

Shanxi Li

Jujube

Mid bloom - mid-late bloom

Can fruit alone, but still benefits from a partnerPartner guidance included

Bloom timing

Bloom group mid-late - mid-late bloom.

What to do

Most jujubes can fruit alone, but another cultivar often improves fruit set, size, and consistency.

About this variety

Shanxi Li is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with very crisp, firm texture and large fruit. Choose it for fresh eating, drying, and big attractive jujube fruit, but skip it if you want very early ripening or the absolute sweetest snacking varieties like Honey Jar. It usually ripens around late October.

This shows compatible pollinators. Choose based on flavor and harvest timing.

Usually grown in USDA zones 6-10.

Shanxi Li can fruit alone, but it still benefits from a partner. Most jujubes can fruit alone, but another cultivar often improves fruit set, size, and consistency. It flowers in mid-late bloom, which is worth knowing if you add a second tree later. Usually grown in USDA zones 6-10.

No single variety stands out as the obvious partner, but that is not a problem here: GA-866, Sherwood, Chico, Lang, and Li all bloom close enough to work. There are 2 more in the list below. Pick whichever your nursery actually carries. Jujubes are best planted close enough for insects to work several trees in the same bloom window. In a home orchard, nearby spacing is usually easy.

To put that into practice: at a minimum, one self-fruitful jujube can work, but two cultivars are a better long-term plan. Better still, plant two or more jujube cultivars with overlapping bloom for stronger fruit set and better fruit quality. If you already planted one jujube, add a second cultivar before deciding that the species is shy-bearing in your climate.

Good backups

These are still useful choices when the very best option is not available at your nursery.

GA-866

Same fruit type

Mid bloom - mid-late bloom

Good backup

Blooms in the same window. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownSame bloom window

Why choose this?

GA-866 is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with very crisp, firm texture and large fruit. In this group, this brings more acidity and bite than most of the others shown. Choose it for fresh eating, drying, and all-purpose jujube home orchards, but skip it if you want growers chasing the most intensely flavored small snacking varieties. It usually ripens around early to mid October, earlier than most of the others shown.

Sherwood

Same fruit type

Mid bloom - mid-late bloom

Good backup

Blooms in the same window. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownSame bloom window

Why choose this?

Sherwood is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with very crisp, firm texture and large fruit. In this group, this brings more acidity and bite than most of the others shown. Choose it for fresh eating and productive backyard jujube harvests, but skip it if you want the earliest ripening or the most intensely sweet honey-style flavor. It usually ripens around late October, later than most of the others shown.

Chico

Same fruit type

Mid bloom - mid bloom

Good backup

Blooms close enough to overlap in many home plantings. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownNearby bloom window

Why choose this?

Chico is very sweet with low acidity and real depth, with very crisp, firm texture and medium fruit. In this group, this is one of the sweetest and richest picks. Choose it for fresh eating and reliable backyard jujube harvests, but skip it if you want very large show fruit or the best drying jujube. It usually ripens around early to mid October, earlier than most of the others shown.

Lang

Same fruit type

Mid bloom - mid bloom

Good backup

Blooms close enough to overlap in many home plantings. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownNearby bloom window

Why choose this?

Lang is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with very crisp, firm texture and large fruit. In this group, this brings more acidity and bite than most of the others shown. Choose it for fresh eating, drying, and all-purpose jujube harvests, but skip it if you want the most intensely sweet fresh jujube or a very compact tree. It usually ripens around early to mid October, earlier than most of the others shown.

Li

Same fruit type

Mid bloom - mid bloom

Good backup

Blooms close enough to overlap in many home plantings. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownNearby bloom window

Why choose this?

Li is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with very crisp, firm texture and small fruit. In this group, this brings more acidity and bite than most of the others shown. Choose it for fresh eating, drying, and warm-climate snacking orchards, but skip it if you want juicy melting flesh or a berry-like fruit. It usually ripens around early to mid October, earlier than most of the others shown.

So

Same fruit type

Mid bloom - mid bloom

Good backup

Blooms close enough to overlap in many home plantings. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownNearby bloom window

Why choose this?

So is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with very crisp, firm texture and small fruit. In this group, this brings more acidity and bite than most of the others shown. Choose it for ornamental hedgerows, small-space snacking, and dual-purpose jujube plantings, but skip it if you want heavy fruit crops or large impressive jujube fruit. It usually ripens around early to mid October, earlier than most of the others shown.

Sugar Cane

Same fruit type

Mid bloom - mid bloom

Good backup

Blooms close enough to overlap in many home plantings. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownNearby bloom window

Why choose this?

Sugar Cane is very sweet with low acidity, with very crisp, firm texture and medium fruit. In this group, it is one of the sweeter, lower-acid choices. Choose it for fresh eating and a top-quality snacking jujube, but skip it if you want drying-focused use or the very largest fruit. It usually ripens around early to mid October, earlier than most of the others shown.

Avoid

These are poor bets to rely on for this variety.

Honey Jar

Same fruit type

Early bloom - early-mid bloom

Avoid

Bloom timing is not a strong match. Zone fit is unknown or not a major tie-breaker here.

Zone unknownWeak bloom overlap

Bloom timing looks too far apart.

Why choose this?

Honey Jar is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with very crisp, firm texture and small fruit. Choose it for fresh eating and the sweetest, most flavorful jujube experience, but skip it if you want large fruit for impressive presentation or heavy drying batches. It usually ripens around late September, in the middle of this group.

Minimum planting guidance

Use the minimum, ideal, and fallback plan to size the planting to your space and goals.

Minimum setup

One self-fruitful jujube can work, but two cultivars are a better long-term plan.

Ideal setup

Plant two or more jujube cultivars with overlapping bloom for stronger fruit set and better fruit quality.

Fallback plan

If you already planted one jujube, add a second cultivar before deciding that the species is shy-bearing in your climate.

Important notes

These notes keep the key cautions and practical details easy to scan.

Helpful notes

Jujubes are best planted close enough for insects to work several trees in the same bloom window. In a home orchard, nearby spacing is usually easy.

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Every fruit and variety we cover

444 varieties across 41 fruit types. Open a crop to see the varieties, or pick one to jump straight to its pollination partners.

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Pear22 varieties

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Fig8 varieties

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Nectarine8 varieties

Persimmon9 varieties

Pomegranate2 varieties

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Elderberry10 varieties

Quince7 varieties

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