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Jujubes jewel

The trees come out of dormancy in late September or early October. Flowering begins in November and continues through to March. Picures: Dianne Martin
Peter Bannan

THEY look like tiny apples, taste like a crisp pear and carry more vitamin C than an orange. And in the red dirt of Koraleigh, they are quietly reshaping one family’s farming future. Under the banner of Maxwell Farms, Robert and Brenda Maxwell, alongside their sons Riley and Cooper, are carving out a niche in […]

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