Kangaroo Apple is a shrub botanically called Solanum
laciniatum and grows 1.8-3m high. It has tall and dark stems which are
distinctive. It has an upright spreading habit. The leaves are long and dark
green, with possibility of being deeply lobed or ovate.
The flowers are pale purple to deep violet and its fruit being
orange-yellow berries that are poisonous. The berries, which look alike to
tomatoes, can however be eaten when ripe but are bitter when raw.
It is a hardy plant tolerating majority of soils and conditions
with the exception to salt spray. It is a fast grower that can be expected to
live to five or six years at most.
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