Flower Bud Differentiation and Development of ‘Jinsi No.4’ Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) in Hunan Province of Southern China

Table 1: Sequence of events during the differentiation and inner development of flower bud of ‘Jinsi No.4’ jujube in Hunan between 2010 and 2011.

Date	Bud / flower Development Stage
April 9^th~22^th	Pre-differentiation
April 23^th~25^th	Initial differentiation
April 25^th~27^th	Sepal differentiation
April 27^th~28^th	Petal differentiation
April 28^th~29^th	Stamen differentiation
April 29^th~30^th	Pistil differentiation
May 1^th~20^th	Alabastrum
May 21^th~22^th	Alabastrum break
May 23^th~24^th	Sepal flattening
May 24^th~25^th	Petal flattening
May 25^th~26^th	Stamen flattening
May 26^th~27^th	Filament withering
May 27^th~29^th	Ovule swelling
May 30^th~June 9^th	Early flowering period
June 10^th~June 24^th	Full blossom period
June 25^th~July 10^th	The end of flowering period