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Jeff Spurrier, Jujube: From China, a Tough Tree With Sweet Fruit. Los Angeles Times, Oct 23, 2012.
http://www.latimes.com/features/ ... fruit-tree-20121022,0,669197.story

Note:
(a) Do not forget to view photo gallery of five photos, to the left of the text.
(b) The first sentence of the report is: "Let’s get one thing straight: The fruit from the jujube tree has nothing in common with the corn-starch confectionary of the same name."
(i) The latter refers to
jujube (confectionery)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujube_(confectionery)
(In the United States, Jujubes is the brand name of a particular type of candy)
(ii) Cybele May, Jujyfruits & Jujubes. Candyblog, July 24, 2007.
http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/jujyfruits_jujubes/
("The Heide company that invented the Juju candies was started by Henry Heidi, a German immigrant in 1869. The company introduced Jujyfruits and Jujubes in 1920. * * * While the Jujyfruits have remained relatively unchanged over the years, the Jujubes have gone through some substantial changes. According to the Food Network show Unwrapped, the difference between Jujubes and Jujyfruits is really only that Jujubes use Potato Starch instead of Corn Starch as their primary thickener. Add to that, Jujubes are 'cured' longer, so they’re firmer")

(c) jujube (n; Middle English, from Medieval Latin jujuba, alteration of Latin zizyphum, from Greek zizyphon; First Known Use 14th century)
www.m-w.com

(d) jujube
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujube
(Ziziphus zizyphus (inofficially known as Zizyphus jujuba); commonly called jujube (sometimes jujuba), red date, Chinese date; a small deciduous tree or shrub reaching a height of 5–10 m, usually with thorny branches; Jujube was domesticated in South Asia by 9000 BC)

(e) Taiwan does not have Ziziphus zizyphus

What Taiwan does have is from India: 印度棗 Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.

(f) The report states, "They [jujube shrubs] are low maintenance plants, needing only occasional deep watering so they spend their energy on fruiting instead of growing those rooting stems called runners."

For runner, see stolon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolon
(Stolons are often called runners)