Compact orange tree varieties make it possible to enjoy fresh citrus almost anywhere, bringing color, fragrance, and fruit to ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s citrus industry is in crisis. In the last 20 years, production has fallen a staggering 90%—from 300 million boxes a year to just 12 million last season. The Florida ...

The typical season for the mandarin harvest is November through January. But Bob Bonk of Snow's Citrus Court said the last two years haven't been typical at the family-owned and operated citrus grove ...

Thinking about planting a fruit tree in your backyard? Fruit trees take a while to get established, so make sure you choose a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’ve been nurturing flowers and vegetables in your garden, you may be ready to move on to growing ...

The original mandarin, Citrus reticulata, comes from a small, spiny evergreen tree native to southeast Asia that has been cultivated and eaten in China and Japan for centuries. According to "The Food ...

The purpose of this work was to study the population dynamics of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in orchards of 'Valencia' orange, 'Ponkan' mandarin, and 'Murcott' tangor trees ...

Bruce Xiao trudged ahead of me in his Kishu mandarin orange groves carrying a tiny Chihuahua in one arm. The Kishu, a rare and exceptionally sweet fruit, has a narrow harvest window that typically ...