02/08/2026
I don't often post about another passion of mine, plants. Today I thought I'd post something that combines two. This is Ziziphus nummularia, commonly known as wild jujube, various speices occur in desert areas of the Middle East, Arabia and east into India. Often growing in places where few other plants wouldn't survive, managing to find water in the most unlikely places. The fruits which are the size of an olive and have the texture and flavour of an apple. They are eaten by a wide range of rodent species, including Gerbils, Jirds and Spiny Mice.
