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Q.A volunteer plant in my garden SEEMS to be a pear tomato. Is there any chance it’s a different, poisonous plant?

Zone 94024 | Anonymous added on August 29, 2020 | Answered

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on September 1, 2020

It does look like a pear tomato, but like you, I would be worried about poisonous tomato lookalikes in the nightshade family.

I wouldn't eat anything I didn't grow myself, but you might want to get an opinion from the local Extension office. Here is how to find them:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search

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