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I want to plant another one of these plants, but I cannot find it on the internet. It was sold to me as a "tree tomato". It is growing fine in jungle soil with no cultivation. It is not a tamarillo, or other type (google) tomato tree. It has large leaves. It has small spiny hairs covering entire plant including the fruit. The fruit is round and looks a tamarillo when you cut into it. It tastes like a cross between a really delicious lime, and a tomato. Any idea what this is? Thanks.
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Awesome! That is what I am growing. Are these commonly grown here?
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I just looked on craigslist and I can't find any of these for sale at all... Evidently, the guy who sold it to me didnt know what it was either. They are quite tastely and seem hardy. It looks there are several varieties, so I got lucky with one that really tastes good. Any ideas on how to either sprout the seeds, or take a cutting off the plant that I have- that will grow? Thanks.
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Tamarillo
they are on Craigslist at times...
here is an ad
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/grd/4271978702.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
a slightly different species than the one posted above by oink... this S.betaceum is the one I have growing, Ive seen them growing as high as Volcano Village all the way down to HPP...
nightshade family (eggplant, peppers, pohaberry, tomato, etc.) so should grow from seed easily
Ive tried cuttings but they didnt take...
"Tree Tomatoes" are often called Tamarillo in Hawaii...
its a madeup name given to them in New Zealand in mid60's to help them sell better...
they are all from Central/So.America...
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IT's not a tamarillo. It's a lot different than them.
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It's a naranjillo. The guy who sold it to me thought it was a tamarillo, but it's not.
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Thanks for all the info! It appears these may not be that common here. I'll try and figure out how to get mine to spread somehow.
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Not that uncommon; bought mine at Makuu, but it didn't survive the drought.
