Tamarillo 'Ecuadorian Orange'
Tamarillo 'Ecuadorian Orange' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Produces abundant quantities of sweet, tangy fruit over a long season. The flesh of the orange tamarillo is sweeter than red types and a good source of Vitamin C. It is a small tree 3 - 5 m high that can live up to 12 years. It is a good fill-in plant as it only takes 18 months to produce the egg-shaped fruit. In the kitchen it can be used to make jam or chutney, added to salads, poached in syrup as a dessert or to make salsa. It is frost tender and needs a very well-drained soil. It is suitable for subtropical and tropical areas.
Product: Tamarillo 'Ecuadorian Orange'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Cyphomandra betacea
Syn.: syn. Tree Tomato, tomate de árbol
Tamarillo has heart-shaped leaves and small pale pink flowers; fruit are egg-shaped, bright orange in colour. Fruit can be eaten raw, cooked as a fruit sauce or made into jam. Nutritionally high in vitamins, iron and low in carbohydrates. It survives light frost by dropping affected leaves and shooting back in spring. Intolerant of waterlogging or drought.
Plant type: Small, bushy, fast growing tree
Plant height: 3 to 5 m high
Sow when: Germinate best at 24 - 29°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: Spring
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 25 days
Depth: 5 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Into seedling pots; liquid feed once germinated
Soil type: Fertile, very well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7
Details: Seedlings should have their growth tip removed to encourage multiple trunks, this makes the fruit easier to reach & reduces the risk of a heavily laden tree toppling over
Harvest: 600 days
seeds per packet
Cyphomandra betacea
syn. Tree Tomato, tomate de árbol
Small, bushy, fast growing tree
Tamarillo 'Ecuadorian Orange'
Produces abundant quantities of sweet, tangy fruit over a long season. The flesh of the orange tamarillo is sweeter than red types and a good source of Vitamin C. It is a small tree 3 - 5 m high that can live up to 12 years. It is a good fill-in plant as it only takes 18 months to produce the egg-shaped fruit. In the kitchen it can be used to make jam or chutney, added to salads, poached in syrup as a dessert or to make salsa. It is frost tender and needs a very well-drained soil. It is suitable for subtropical and tropical areas.