hi hi, I think I'd like to plant a Ziziphus jujuba. Do I need to plant var. spinosa if I want to use the seeds medicinally? That seems like a difficult task; or at least I'd have to plant from seed. I just found this from NM State's Ag program site: "Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill), also called Chinese date, red date, or Tsao, is native to China. It originated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and has been cultivated in China for more than 4,000 years. Botanically, it is derived from its wild relative sour jujube or wild jujube (Z. spinosa Hu). In ancient times, people selected and cultivated sour jujubes with bigger fruit, and it gradually became the cultivated modern jujube species (Z. jujuba). There are still semi-cultivated sour jujubes like ‘Tiger Eye’ big round sour jujube and ‘Yanjishan’ big sour jujube, which are popular in Beijing and Shandong Provinces, China, respectively."

I think I’d like to plant a Ziziphus jujuba. Do I need to plant var. spinosa if I want to use the seeds medicinally? Yes