INVISV on Nostr: For today's #FruitFriday let's talk about Tree Tomato (Solanum betaceum). These ...

For today's #FruitFriday let's talk about Tree Tomato (Solanum betaceum). These short-lived perennials are close relatives to common tomatoes, with fruit like medium-sized tomatoes. They can easily be started from seed and produce fruit within 6 months in the right climate.

They grow like small woody trees with enormous leaves that smell like popcorn when rubbed. In mild subtropical climates and the highland tropical climates of South America where they are native to, they can produce fruit year round for a number of years.