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Old 09-22-2009, 12:07 PM
 
Location: Rocket City, U.S.A.
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This popped up in my overgrown back yard...so I left it to see what it might do. The only one of it I've seen. Was not there last year.
I can't pull up anything similar on Google, so HEY - anybody here have any idea what this tiny shrub is?

Fruit is still hard, possibly unripe...started out light green, now almost Liquitex scarlet.
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Old 09-22-2009, 12:21 PM
 
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I'm stumped.
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Old 09-22-2009, 01:40 PM
 
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Bite on it and see what it taste like.
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Old 09-22-2009, 02:14 PM
 
Location: St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
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Bite on it and see what it taste like.
Ouch! And if it's highly poisonous, then what? Ouch again. Or a major THUNK to the ground.

OP: Do you have a local nursery to which you can take a clipping and a sample of the "fruit"?
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Old 09-22-2009, 02:23 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Could be some type of wild "pepper" plant. . . or more likely, in the solanum (tomato)family, most solanums are poisionous. . . check with your local cooperative ext. agency.
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Old 09-22-2009, 02:40 PM
 
Location: rain city
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The plant looks potato-ish.....

I just googled some things and came up with your answer: it's a Jerusalem cherry. (tomato)



Potatoes and tomatoes are in the nightshade family, some of which are poisonous. Never eat anything you can't identify.

Jerusalem cherry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 09-22-2009, 02:44 PM
 
Location: where the moss is taking over the villages
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do you only have one fruit? maybe take a sample of a bit of branch & a pic of the fruit into a nursery, then come back & tell everyone what you've found!

Kate
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Old 09-22-2009, 02:54 PM
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I have no idea either. Curious too.
Keep us updated please.
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Old 09-22-2009, 03:07 PM
 
Location: Rocket City, U.S.A.
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Thanks, Azoria - you nailed it.

Far out...must not be toxic to some beast, because it found itself there somehow... Soooo, it isn't really good for anything, just a OH, LOOK AT THAT kinda plant. Well, OK.

I'll have to move it, not wanting Bambi to get a stomach ache.

PlantFiles: Detailed information on Jerusalem Cherry, Winter Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry Solanum pseudocapsicum

The leaves look like this image: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/56784/

I just got a free ornamental shrub. Huh. Go figure.
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Old 09-22-2009, 03:17 PM
 
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The plant looks potato-ish.....

I just googled some things and came up with your answer: it's a Jerusalem cherry. (tomato)
Jerusalem cherry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glad you did not take my advice !
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