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Plants with baby orange-like fruits on it?

post #1 of 6
3/7/07 at 11:54am
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I'm not sure if anyone out there can help me. I've been working in an office where they have numerous plants that I have to water. Today I came accross one plant resembling a tomato plant, with these little orange fruits growing off of it. I picked one of them and cut it open. It smelled slightly citrus, but upon putting my tongue up to it, found out that it was very sour tasting. I didn't want to eat it, for fear of death-by-baby-orange.
Can anyone tell me what on earth this plant is? I'd really appreciate anyone with some incite.
Thank you!!
:confused:
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post #2 of 6
3/7/07 at 12:24pm
Moving this to the Gardening board!
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post #3 of 6
3/7/07 at 12:31pm
Kumquats?

Or maybe it's just an ornamental plant?
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post #4 of 6
3/8/07 at 9:25am
Check this site, ADF, and see if this is what you have.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumquat
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post #5 of 6
3/8/07 at 11:31am
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The fruit looks just like those in the website, but the leaves are more like a tomato plant. It's alright, I was just curious.
Thanks for your help! :)
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post #6 of 6
3/9/07 at 10:12am
Hi adf777,

Not sure about the tomato leaf resemblance. Have you looked at Naranjilla? If this is it, I suspect you harvested too early.
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