Variety characteristics:

- Tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav.) is an evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Solanum in the Solanaceae family. It has multiple values in food, medicine and ornamental aspects. Its leaves are ovate-cordate with a deep cordate base; the corolla is rotate and pink, and it blooms in spring. The fruit is oval, smooth and juicy, in orange or red, and matures in autumn. The plant prefers warm and sunny conditions, is drought-tolerant but afraid of waterlogging, and has strong adaptability to soil, with well-drained sandy loam being the best.

- The flesh of tree tomato is thick and rich in pectin, which can be processed into products such as canned food, jam, preserved fruit and fruit juice. It has a sweet and sour, delicate taste and is rich in nutrition, with the effect of invigorating the spleen and benefiting the stomach. It can be eaten fresh, or used for stir-frying and making soup. The plant grows rapidly, with an elegant tree shape, luxuriant evergreen leaves and a long flowering and fruiting period. When the red fruits hang on the branches, it has excellent ornamental value, making it an excellent tree species for garden beautification and street greening.

- In terms of medicinal use, the fruit of tree tomato is sweet and mild in nature. It is commonly used in folk medicine to promote digestion, clear away heat and toxic substances, and treat symptoms such as oral ulcers and sore throat, thus having both economic and practical values.