Do tree tomatoes grow on trees? Yes, they grow on a small tree:
Jack is standing with his hand like that not in a ballet pose, but to show the height of the tree - where his hand is is about 6 foot, so the tree is about 8 foot high, nearly 2.5 metres. The tyre tower is where potatoes are growing, in case you're wondering. Here's a picture of the fruit on the tree:
We have two tree tomato trees, the other one is perhaps a little smaller:
While I'm showing fruit trees in our garden, here's a picture of the orange tree, so laden with fruit that the branches have to be propped up:
Unfortunately, the propping wasn't done soon enough and the trunk has split:
Oh, WOW, they really DO. Thanks for the pictures, Jane and say HI to Jack from me too.
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DeleteThanks for the explantaion, can you eat them straight from the tree without cooking?
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Yes. They have a tough skin so the best way to eat them is cut them in half and scoop the flesh out with a teaspoon.
DeleteAh! I see now!!! I've never run across the nickname of tree tomatoes for tomatillos. You find them in farmer's markets here. Salsa really does taste better when you use tomatillos rather than roma tomatoes or beefsteaks. Ones grown around here are more green. Perhaps the tomatillos from Mexico are different from your trees.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame about the orange tree. I hope you get to enjoy one last crop.
Oh that's interesting, I'll have to try making salsa with them.
DeleteOh no, that will be a shame to lose the orange tree!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you'll be eating tree tomatoes for a while yet.
It will be interesting to see your autumn harvest as I here think about what I would sow. Maybe I'll sow tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteWow never seen a tomato tree, mine are just small plants
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