Dwarf Tamarillo is a shrub (or rarely a small tree) usually growing 1-3 m tall. Its stems and leaf undersides are densely covered with tiny matted hairs and its alternately arranged leaves are borne on stalks 5-10 cm or more long. These leaves (10-22 cm long and 8-17 cm wide) are heart-shaped in outline with pointed tips and entire margins. Their upper surfaces are usually dark green while their undersides are greenish-white in colour. At the base of each leaf stalk is a pair of small, stalkless, leafy structures 15-30 mm long and 10-30 mm wide.The white flowers are borne in clusters at or near the tips of the branches, with each cluster usually containing about 20 flowers (rarely up to 50).
Dwarf Tamarillo Care
Solanum Abutiloides
What is the plant
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
10a - 11
Difficulty
Medium
Hibernation
Cold Period
Toxicity
Poisonous
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Water Requirements High
Sunlight
Full sun from early age
Soil
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
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Additional
Unripe fruit is mildly toxic but edible when ripe.
Popularity
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