Persimmon is an orange, tomato-shaped fruit that has a sweet taste similar to a cantaloupe. Often growing on smaller trees, ...

I have a 3-year-old red navel orange tree that is about 8 feet tall. The fruit on it has always been dry and hard. Is there something I can do to get better fruit? You are likely experiencing a ...

In January, I recognize the blessing of living in Southern California each time I step into my backyard and see a navel orange tree laden with fruit. As winter sets in, imbibing a daily dose of juicy ...

Apricots are a versatile fruit to grow in your backyard - eat the crop as fresh fruit, use it to make jam, or dry it for a ...

As I was driving away from an interview at a Medina County cut-your-own Christmas tree farm (the story is coming soon), I noticed a number of large, bumpy spheres that looked like pale oranges lying ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: 1. Fruit trees. Plant a Chinese date tree (Zizyphus jujube). It does fine when planted this time of year. Chinese date is an extremely drought-tolerant tree, ...

Christian Cotroneo is the social media editor at Treehugger. He is a founding editor at HuffPost Canada, and former writer at The Dodo and Toronto Star. On our farm just along the edge of a country ...

Q: My citrus trees produces these large — giant really — mutant looking lemons. Can you tell me what is causing this? A: There could be several reasons why you have strange looking lemons on your tree ...

Question: We saw these little bugs/insects on our friend’s orange tree in Tucson — near the Oracle and River roads area — and wondered what they were, and if harmful or not. First saw them about three ...