A highly nutritious fruit, ber or jujube is considered sacred to Shiva in India. Consumed religiously on the festival of Mahashivratri, the fruit has calming properties and is known to be a good source of natural antioxidants.
The ber tree is also popular as a fruit that removes sorrow, perhaps because of its sedative properties. Among the fruit trees, ber cultivation requires perhaps the least inputs and care. It gives good production even without irrigation and can be grown as a rainfed crop in semi-arid and arid regions
Ber has been a popular fruit of the rural India. Ber trees are used for rearing lac insect, the leaves along with tender shoots are used as fodder, wood is used as fuel and for medicinal purposes.

A highly nutritious fruit, ber or jujube is considered sacred to Shiva in India. Consumed religiously on the festival of Mahashivratri, the fruit has calming properties and is known to be a good source of natural antioxidants.
The ber tree is also popular as a fruit that removes sorrow, perhaps because of its sedative properties. Among the fruit trees, ber cultivation requires perhaps the least inputs and care. It gives good production even without irrigation and can be grown as a rainfed crop in semi-arid and arid regions
Ber has been a popular fruit of the rural India. Ber trees are used for rearing lac insect, the leaves along with tender shoots are used as fodder, wood is used as fuel and for medicinal purposes.