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Here is the Dwarf Tamarillo, Tree Tomato, Solanum abutiloides. The fruits are edible, though Solanum abutiloides is rare in cultivation and plants have not been bred for quality of flavor but they taste great! Solanum abutiloides is most often cultivated as an ornamental plant, as the clusters of ripe fruit are very decorative. Plants or trees can get to 8 feet tall and produce fruits late in the fall unless wintered over then fruits early in summer with massive amounts of fruits or berries. Fruits get to 3/4 to 1 inches in size borne on huge clusters with as many as 40 on each bract! they go from green to an orange color and are very very sweet making it good for jellies and jams. We love to eat them fresh off the plant. Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested! Handling the plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction. Pollen may cause allergic reaction. Open pollinated 21 days for sprouts and up to 2 years for fruits. bring in for winter.
Dwarf Tamarillo
Quantity 20 seeds
20 seeds
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GERMINATION INFO
1) Prepare for planting. Sprout seeds in small containers, preferably 4" or smaller. In-ground germination is not recommended. Use a standard potting mix that is well drained. Start seeds in containers approximately 8 weeks prior to the planned set-out date. Plants should ultimately be transplanted to the garden 1-2 weeks after the expected date of last frost.
2) Plant seeds. Plant seeds 1/4" deep in the soil. Cover with soil and water carefully. Overwatering can cause fungal growth which leads to seed rot. Excess water can also bury seeds deep in the soil where they will not be able break the surface. Water when the soil surface just begins to dry. Multiple seeds can be planted in a single starter container, but should be thinned once seedlings appear so only a single plant remains. Seeds do not require light for germination but some light source should be provided for seedlings once they emerge from the soil.
3) Germination. Soil should be kept consistently warm, from 70-85F. Cool soils, below about 60-65F, even just at night, will significantly delay or inhibit germination. Hot soils above 95F will also inhibit germination.
4) Care of seedlings. Once a few true leaves have developed, seedlings should be slowly moved outside (if sprouted indoors) to ambient light. Care should be taken not to expose seedlings to direct, scorching sun so plants may need to be hardened off via slow sun exposure. Hardening off can be done using a shaded or filtered light location, as well as protection from strong winds, rain or low humidity. Hardening off time varies, but can take 5-10 days.
5) Planting out. Plant in the ground once danger of frost has past and daytime temperatures consistently reach 65F. Plants can be spaced as close as 24" apart. Germination time: 1-3 weeks under ideal conditions.