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Melissa
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A number of years ago I saw a commercial for these. Has anyone every seen one in real life? Or should I wait till spring and just do a regular tomato?
Tomato, Tree — Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendt.1
James M. Stephens2
Advertisements appear quite often in newspapers extolling the merits of the tree tomato. It is not a true tomato, but is a perennial shrub 6-10 feet high, having large, 5 inch long, heart-shaped, hairy leaves. The fruit looks more like a small eggplant than a tomato. It is 2-3 inches long, oval in shape, smooth, and long stemmed. The mature fruit has soft, red skin and contains many small seeds.