Tamarillo Fruit - Solanum Betaceum - Exotic Fruit Tree - 5 Seeds Mange Tout it is best to confine

it is best to confine it to containers

this vegetable can be grown year round in semi to sunny conditions

It can live for over a hundred years

best eaten when 60cm long and less than 6cm across

but can be grown in a conservatory or greenhouse

Tamarillo Fruit - Solanum Betaceum - Exotic Fruit Tree - 5 Seeds Mange Tout it is best to confineSolanum betaceum is a small tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae (the nightshade family). It is best known as the species that bears the tamarillo, an egg shaped edible fruit. It is also known as the tree tomato, or tamamoro. The tamarillo is native to the Andes of Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia. The plant is a fast growing tree that grows up to 5 meters. Peak production is reached after 4 years, and the life expectancy