When people think of South Florida, they'll often invoke images of South Beach, the Keys, or the Everglades. Most don't know that the Everglades is a vast and complex ecosystem, with hidden ...

Be honest: Does this look like breakfast? This Sunday, September 21, 2008: If you’ve never eaten a Mamey (tastes like a sweet potato crossed with a papaya) or a Jackfruit (juicyfruit candy crossed ...

Love exploring new fruits? These 21 exotic picks starting with E—from eggfruit to elands sour fig—bring juicy, sunny vibes to your kitchen. Ready to taste? Etrog contains a thick white pith that is ...

The lychee, a rough-skinned pinkish-red fruit that cracks open to reveal its fragrant, sweet and juicy jelly-like flesh, has a notoriously short season. It’s typically available for only a few weeks ...

The world is full of incredible fruits, many of which you may have never heard of. While apples, bananas, and oranges are common in most households, plenty of lesser-known fruits offer unique flavors, ...

If you are planning to create a backyard orchard, add fruit trees to a container garden, or expand your list of edible foods, ...

Florida tropical fruit growers and backyard producers are confronting increased risks from flooding, drought, heat, and salinity, warns a UF/IFAS publication.

A trip to less industrialized -tropical and subtropical regions of the world can be very enlightening in some unexpected ways. By visiting these places, we can learn more about what tropical fruits ...

Jonathan Crane, a tropical-fruit crop specialist at UF’s Tropical Research & Education Center in Homestead, picks lychee off one of the 216 trees on the research campus site. He said the fruits ...