That’s why, more than 140 years ago, some of the first mango trees in America were established in Bradenton. In the early ...

Now, hope is budding on an unlikely branch: a 30-year-old tree named Donaldson, growing on a research farm near Groveland.

Florida and oranges go together like peanut butter and jelly. Despite that strong association, the Sunshine State isn't the ...

This was the the most lychee I’ve seen on the trees in almost 20 years. This winter was cool like it used to be.’ ...

They produce delicious, sweet fruit, and you can pick the peaches as they ripen in July. However, Moran cautions that you should expect a shorter life span when growing peach trees in cold climates.

PlantOGram, a fruit tree gifting company based out of Orlando, Florida, began as a backyard hobby. (PlantOGram) All of PlantOGram's products, from the plants to their packaging, are made in the U.S.

The tree is similar to the oleander plant in the United States, Dr. Matejowsky said. Like the oleander, the pong-pong tree has “a really pleasing aesthetic quality but is very dangerous in terms ...

A. Make this black blemish disappear with a horticultural oil spray following the fruit tree instructions on the label. What’s coating the leaves is growth from a sooty mold fungus but it’s ...

Take, for example, Red Delicious apples, which need 400 chilling hours. Even if a red delicious tree would grow here, it would never produce fruit.

The resilient, native fruit has a cult following and could be small farms’ hedge against climate change in a fast-warming world.

The fruit can keep for a few days but is best used fresh. Besides eating them as they ripen on the tree, Barbados cherries can be used in salads, smoothies, syrups and even prepared as a jam.

In North Florida, avocado trees that can tolerate our cold winter temperatures can and do produce fruit. Avocado/ Persea americana can be recognized as both a fruit and as a berry in botanical terms.