Gardeners Are Switching from Tomatoes to This Powerful Plant — Grows All Year, Stores for 6 Months.

Tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea), also known as the tree tomato, is a perennial food plant that produces 50–100 pounds of fruit every year for 20–30 years, without replanting. That’s up to 3,000 pounds of food from a single planting. It fruits year-round in mild climates, stores for up to six months without processing, and requires far less maintenance than annual tomatoes.
So why did it disappear from American gardens?
This video exposes how perennial food plants like tamarillo were quietly phased out—not because they failed, but because they threaten the annual gardening and industrial food model. Seed companies, garden centers, grocery stores, and fertilizer industries all depend on recurring sales. Perennial plants break that cycle.
In this breakdown from Heritage Garden Wisdom, Frank Miller explains:• Why tamarillos outproduce tomatoes over decades• How they were once promoted by agricultural extension services• Why they vanished from the United States—but not New Zealand or South America• Where they grow best today (USDA zones 9–11, containers elsewhere)• How to grow, harvest, store, and propagate them• Why reviving perennial food plants means real food security
If you’re tired of replanting every year and want permanent food independence, this is where it starts.
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