I have one going now. They are absurdly productive, my 2 year old tree will probably produce 60+ pounds of Tamarillos this year.
Keep them well watered in free draining soil and shelter them form the wind, they really don't like the wind.
Also there are both Red and Yellow types of Tamarillos.
I wold suggest you look up some details online about pruning and getting the tree to branch out down low early on, mine has grown kinda tall and the fruit is at the top, easier to manage if you can keep them shorter.
They say that growing them from cutting gets you a more branchy and shorter tree, better for harvest and management. So I will take some cuttings this year to propagate a few more trees.
Better find some friends that like the fruit, with 5 trees you will have a glut of them by next summer.
Mark
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