Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that some chinese people grow the red date(jujube) tree in the backyard. Since it helps in the selling of the house. Is it true. Thanks.

Dear Anon,
In my opinion, this is not true. This is because, for one reason, especially in China, as houses are to live in and not often houses are sold. It is difficult to find alternative housing.
One interesting thing is that trees are grown if they can thrive in a particular region.
It would be interesting to know that in my country, if you do drive around in an estate, it is common to see an alternate house growing mango tree. Mango trees thrive in my region.
For larger houses, especially in the past e.g. where houses (were) around 8,000 sq feet or more, you can see both Mango and rambutan trees planted. But because of land scarcity and smaller landed properties, Mango trees are the first choice.
Here, some feel that mango tree serves two purpose: provide adequate shade and some mango trees produce as much as 100 or more fruits in a regular season.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 7/22/00 12:10:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that some
chinese people grow the red
date(jujube) tree in the
backyard. Since it helps in
the selling of the house. Is
it true. Thanks.