Name: Donna King Selmer, TN (Southern West TN) (Zone 7b)
Does anyone know what this plant is? Aunt Elsie always called them Jeuresulem Cherries, and always grew them. Momma got them from her and grew them, we have just kept them going for their beauty. Don't think it is a pepper, though I have never tasted or attempted to eat one. The plant has been in our family as long as I can remember and is pretty hardy here in zone 7. I have a plant that has come back for 10-15 years. It's seeds do look like pepper seeds, though we have always believed the fruits to be poisonous. The leaves are deep green and aromatic, blossoms white with an orange/red eye. The fruits are bright orange and dime size. Perfectly round. It looks for all the world like a tiny orange tree.
