Steps to owning your tree tomato orchard

Tamarillo, whole and cut half-and-half.

Tree tomatoes also known as tamarillo are quickly gaining popularity among Kenyans due to its market potential.

The tamarillo is a small tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae and is best known as the species that bears the tamarillo, an egg-shaped edible fruit. Agronomist Wachira Wambugu says while there are over 30 varieties in the market, the best variety is Red Oratia.