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	Tree Tomato
		While the skin is somewhat tough and unpleasant in flavor, the outer layer of flesh is slightly firm, succulent and bland, and the pulp surrounding the seeds in the two lengthwise compartments is soft, juicy, subacid to sweet; it is fl in dark-purple and red fruits, yellow in yellow and orange fruits.
		The tree tomato is noted for its resistance to tobacco mosaic virus, though it is susceptible to cucumber mosaic virus and potato virus.
		Tree tomato slices, alone, or combined with sliced apple, are cooked in pies.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/morton/tree_tomato.html (2549 words)

	Bohs, Lynn. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The tree tomato is a familiar fruit crop of upland regions of the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
		Tree tomatoes are also cultivated worldwide in subtropical climates, especially in New Zealand, where they are grown commercially for export.
		Although tree tomatoes belong to the same genus as the garden tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, the two taxa are not closely related.
	www.botany2002.org /sympos7/abstracts/2.shtml (315 words)

	Tomato, Commercial Vegetable Production Guides, North Willamette Research and Extension Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Tomatoes, tree tomatoes (also called tamarillos), tomatillos, husk tomatoes (also called ground cherries) and the Japanese Lantern plant are all in the Solanaceae family.
		Tree tomato plants are a small perennial bush or shrub 6 to 10 feet tall, frost sensitive, and bear after the second year.
		Tomatoes should be kept out of cold, wet rooms because in addition to potential development of chilling injury, extended refrigeration damages the ability of fruit to develop desirable fresh tomato flavor.
	oregonstate.edu /Dept/NWREC/tomato.html (3869 words)

	Ani Tree seeds and Bonsai Tree Seeds - many varieties of tree seeds including palm, Bonsai, pine, acacia
		A deciduous, aromatic tree with a corky bark.
		The bark of this tree was used to make cloth, shoes and helmets in Polynesia, as togas for the wealthy in Europe and as loin cloths for warriors on some islands.
		This tree is grown for its abundance of fruit as well as its ornamental value.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/anico/tree.htm (1800 words)

	Tree Tomato, Tamarillo - Cyphomandra betacea
		Although it looks much like a medium-sized tomato, the tree tomato is not a true tomato.
		Tasting somewhat like a tomato, it is usually eaten with sugar or boiled to make a popular and refreshing drink.
		Flowers are self-pollinating, and tree tomatoes may bear from seed in just over a year.
	www.tradewindsfruit.com /tree_tomato.htm (149 words)

	FRUIT TREE DESCRIPTIONS
		Trees are fast growing and bear fruit in 2 to 3 years.
		This tree is a close relative of the mangosteen and is often mistakenly identfied as a mangosteen.
		The tree will eventually get to be 20-25 feet tall, but this takes a very long time as it is very slow growing.
	www.fruitlovers.com /fruittreedescriptions.html (1969 words)

	Tomato Seeds - Heirloom Tomatoes - Ani Tomato Seeds Direct.
		Banana Legs tomatoes are very prolific novelty tomatoes with yellow, pointed banana shaped fruits that are 4" long by 1½" wide.
		The Golden Boy tomato is a low acid, mild flavoured fruit that are golden colored and globe shaped.
		Italian tree tomatoes are rich red, meaty and large.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/anico/Tomato.htm (676 words)

	Welcome to the CSFG
		A short shrub or small tree from Africa, with long, vine-like, thorny branches; its growth habit is regulated by its care and environment.
		Although described as a tree, the plant is a large herb or soft-wood tree, like the banana.
		This large semi-deciduous tree from the Malay Peninsula is widely planted in tropical areas as a street tree, as the large leaves change from green to red to bronze before dropping.
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~pgoins/crfg/tree_t.htm (900 words)

	Tomato, Part I
		The tree tomato is woody, grows from 8 to 10 feet tall, bears fruit 2 years after seeding and may continue to bear for 5 to 6 years.
		A. Cool fall temperatures cause the abscission zone, the area where the tomato is attached to the plant to weaken, and the heavy fruit subsequently falls.
		Tomatoes happen to be among the most sensitive, and should not be planted within at least 50 feet of these trees.
	aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /plantanswers/vegetables/tomato.html (4312 words)

	Tree Tomato
		As a natural remedy the tree tomato is considered a fruit that relieves stress and helps to cure migraines and severe headaches.
		The tree tomato is 2 or 3 inches long and 1½ to 2 inches wide and and resembles a hen's egg in shape.
		The tree tomato exports from Colombia have increased by 15% between 1991 and 2000 and this increase shows the potential growth possible in the exotic fruits market.
	www.thefoodclub.org.uk /tree_tomato.htm (450 words)

	Watch Your Garden Grow - Tomato
		Tomatoes are usually easy to grow and a few plants provide an adequate harvest for most families.
		With tomatoes used fresh, it is usually seen as an advantage to have fruit ripening over an extended season on individual plants, but ripening most of the crop in a short period has been a bonus for paste tomatoes because processing activities are best done in fairly large lots.
		Tomatoes are packed with vitamin C, potassium, fiber and vitamin A in the form of health promoting beta-carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A. Tomatoes are also a source of lycopene, which is the subject of current promising research on the role of plant chemicals that promote health.
	www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /veggies/tomato1.html (5145 words)

	Tree Tobacco - Nicotiana glauca
		Small tree to 15-20ft with large ornamental foliage and showy tubular yellow flowers.
		Tree tobacco, while related to tobacco, does not contain nicotine.
		Trees bloom year round in warm climates, or during warm months in colder climates.
	www.tradewindsfruit.com /tree_tobacco.htm (94 words)

	Tomato Cage Christmas Tree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Don't worry if your tree appears a little crooked, you can fill in any crooked areas with the garland, so that it appears nice and straight.
		Beginning at the top of your tree, simply wrap the garland around the cage sections, securing it with the garland itself, as you go.
		For the base of the tree, I simply wrapped a piece of white felt around the bottom area of the cage.
	www.geocities.com /kraftproject/craft-tomato-cage-tree.html (225 words)

	Tomato tree / Applying manure and compost
		The tomato tree or tree tomato is a plant in the tomato family but is not a tomato.
		The tomato tree requires warm temperatures since it is from the tropics.
		Many plants in the Solanaceae, or tomato family, contain poisons in the parts of the plant which are not eaten.
	www.cahe.nmsu.edu /ces/yard/1998/032398.html (478 words)

	Georgia FACES - 'Tree Tomato' Not Tomato or Tree, Says UGA Expert
		They boast of trees that grow as tall as a house in a single season.
		One that's truly not what it seems is the "tree tomato," said University of Georgia expert Wayne McLaurin.
		"If it's what has been marketed before as a 'tree tomato,'" he said, "it's botanically known as Cyphomandra betacea, a very different species from garden tomatoes." Actually, the "tree tomato" is a tropical, semiwoody shrub.
	georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu /viewtext.cfm?id=429 (357 words)

	Brandontimes: Family tree: tomato plant
		He is the largest grower of fresh-market tomatoes in the United States and one of the country's most influential farmers.
		He was behind a lawsuit that led to the suspension of trade with Mexican tomato growers in 1996, and he championed legislation to put a country-of-origin label on all imported fruits and vegetables.
		Tomato, DiMare is the largest fresh-market tomato grower in the United States.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/02/18/Brandontimes/Family_tree__tomato_p.shtml (843 words)

	Tree Tomato, Tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea)
		The Tree Tomato is generally considered a native of Peru and performs best at medium to high elevations.
		It forms a shrubby tree 10 to 12 feet high (3 to 3.5 m); occasional plants reach a height of 20 or 25 feet (6 to 7.5 m) and have a trunk diameter of about 4 inches (10 cm).
		Unlike the garden tomato, the seeds and skin of the tree tomato should be removed before cooking.
	www.desert-tropicals.com /Plants/Solanaceae/Cyphomandra_betacea.html (430 words)

	Tomato - Tomato seeds, patio, tree, heirloom seeds, beefsteak, Heinz, black krim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Prolific novelty tomatoes with yellow, pointed banana shaped fruits that are 4" long by 1½" wide.
		Unusual tomato whose skin is so dark red it is almost fl in color.
		Beefsteak type tomatoes are meaty and delicious and the fruit easily reach 5" in diameter.
	www.nothing-but-seeds.co.uk /tomato-seeds.htm (681 words)

	Tree Tomatoes - Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
		It said the stems grow up to 8 feet tall and do not need to be staked or caged and the plants yield up to 60 pounds per plant.
		Answer: If this variety is the same as what previously has been marketed as a "tree tomato," then it is botanically known as Cyphomandra betacea, a very different species from garden tomatoes.
		This tree tomato is a tropical, semi-woody shrub that reaches up to 10 feet, but the fruit is more tart and jelly-like than our garden tomato.
	www.ppdl.purdue.edu /ppdl/expert/tree_tomatoes.html (269 words)

	COLFRUITS. Tamarillo. INFO
		D. Hay and Sons, nurserymen, introduced the tree tomato into New Zealand in 1891 and commercial growing on a small scale began about 1920.
		Tamarillos are ready to harvest when they develop the yellow or red color characteristic of the particular variety.
		To harvest, simply pull the fruit from the tree with a snapping motion, leaving the stem attached.
	colfruits.8m.com /info.htm (2935 words)

	Purdue Yard and Garden
		The variety name is listed as "Giant Tree," but if it is the same as what previously has been marketed as a "tree tomato," then it is botanically known as Cyphomandra betacea, a very different species from garden tomatoes.
		A related advertisement promotes a flowering shade tree called Royal Paulownia that is said to grow as tall as a roof in just one year.
		This fast-growing tree, known botanically as Paulownia tomentosa, can grow up to 10 feet in a single year, but like many fast-growers, it tends to have brittle stems that break easily in storms.
	www.agriculture.purdue.edu /agcomm/newscolumns/archives/YGnews/2003/April/030417YG.html (372 words)

	The Green Line
		Tomatoes are fairly easy to grow but are susceptible to a number of problems.
		Although both potato and tomato plants can be intergrafted, the "potomato" (sometimes called "topato") commonly advertised is simply a tomato seed inserted into a potato tuber and planted together, producing both a tomato plant and a potato plant in the same hill.
		Several of the newer tomato cultivars are determinate (stop elongating early) because the main stem ends in a flower cluster after about four to five clusters.
	web.extension.uiuc.edu /greenline/i1291_384.html (6091 words)

	BOHS, LYNN. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The tree tomatoes (Solanum section Pachyphylla; formerly genus Cyphomandra) and their close relatives (Solanum section Cyphomandropsis) include about 50 species native to the neotropics.
		Species boundaries within the group have been clarified, but phylogenetic hypotheses have not been postulated for intra- and intersectional relationships, and the position of the tree tomato clade within the huge genus Solanum has not been resolved.
		Within the genus Solanum, the tree tomatoes and their relatives are most closely related to a clade that includes the spiny solanums.
	www.ou.edu /cas/botany-micro/bsa-abst/section13/abstracts/67.shtml (264 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A. Often advertised in supplements in the Sunday newspaper, the tree-tomato Cyphomandra betacea is not a true tomato, although it is a member of the Solanaceae family.
		Like the garden tomato, the plants are self-fertile and set fruits with their own pollen.
		Keep the tree tomato well-watered; water when the surface of the potting medium feels dry.
	www.clemson.edu /psamedia/1997REL.DIR/BBMAR27.TXT (571 words)

	Tomato. Fruits Vegetables. Health, Diet Information.
		to·mato: soft juicy red or yellow fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
		If you look at it that way; a tomato is a fruit-vegetable.
		These fruits contain the same nutritious elements as the common fruits and contribute as much to your diet as the fruits we call fruit vegetables.
	www.thefruitpages.com /tomatoes.shtml (203 words)

	Common Vegetable Garden Questions - The Homeowner's Column
		However the potomato or also called topato commonly advertised is just a tomato seed inserted into a potato tuber and planted together producing both a tomato and potato plant in the same hill.
		The tree tomato is tropical plant and does not overwinter outside.
		Some of the common vigorous indeterminate garden tomato varieties are suitable for training and pruning such as Ponderosa are also sold as climbing or tree tomatoes.
	web.extension.uiuc.edu /champaign/homeowners/010811.html (581 words)

	TAMARILLO Fruit Facts
		Frost at 28° F kills small branches and foliage of mature trees but not the largest branches and main stem.
		It is also brittle and shallow-rooted, growing to a height of 10 to 18 ft. (rarely as much as 25 ft.).
		The pulp is fl in dark purple and red fruits and yellow in yellow and orange fruits.
	www.crfg.org /pubs/ff/tamarillo.html (1469 words)

	Green-Seeds.com
		The fruits are egg-shaped, smooth, about 5 cm long, pale green turning yellow to bright red on ripening.
		The tree tomato is a food crop native to the highlands of South America, but now cultivated in Sri Lanka, India and the East.
		The fruits have a distinctive, unusual flavour, they can be eaten raw, being succulent and slightly sour, cooked as a stew or made into jams and chutneys - the latter is very popular in Australia and New Zealand.
	www.green-seeds.com /treetoma.html (146 words)

	Lebanon Reporter - Beware of zoysia grass, other Sunday supplement ads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Another ad to beware of is the return of the old tree tomato ad; the one that resurfaces every couple of years or so.
		This tree tomato is a tropical, semi-woody shrub, reaching up to ten feet, but the fruit is more tart and jelly-like than our garden tomato.
		Paulownia is a fast growing tree that can grow up to ten feet in a single year, but like many fast growers, it tends to have brittle stems that break easily in storms.
	www.reporter.net /opinion/local_story_066092244.html?keyword=secondarystory (888 words)

	Livingston Reference Citations Page - Victory Seed Company
		Livingston's Favourite Tomato, which is one of the handsomest smooth kinds in existence.
		From this, by crossing with other types, there has been developed a distinct class of dwarf tomatoes which are of intermediate form and character and are well represented by Dwarf Champion.
		Honor Bright, which requires as much time to ripen, and when ripe is firm-fleshed and will remain usable as long as a peach.
	www.saveseeds.org /biography/livingston/citations.html (916 words)

	Cooks.com - Recipes - Tree Tomato
		Throw all ingredients except for steaks into fl pot and allow to simmer for a couple of hours.
		Sprinkle with parsley, dot with pimiento or tomato "ornaments".
		Begin to form the tree by attaching leaves to...
	www.cooks.com /rec/search/0,1-0,tree_tomato,FF.html (137 words)

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