Tate recommends this easy-to-grow and heavy-producing tree for Northern climes, as it requires 800 to 1000 chilling hours to break dormancy and produce good fruit yields.

Planting a mandarin tree in a container lets you grow it far from Florida, California, Arizona, Louisiana, or south Texas, the areas in the U.S. where it can thrive outdoors year-round.

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.

*Fill in the space around the root ball with the dirt that was dug out of the hole. Continue to press down on the dirt until ...

As a child growing up, I was unaware of the wonderful flavor of the fruit and typically let them fall from the tree without tasting them. I have recently discovered how tasty they are. The small ...

He sells the fruit for about $5 a pound, and a tree for $60. He said breadfruit's weakness is it has a short shelf life, something he said University of Florida researchers are looking at now.

The types of avocado trees range widely in size, between 5-8 feet wide and 5-65 feet in height, though most top off at 40 feet in Florida. It is classified as a medium-sized evergreen tree ...

Homegrown peach fruit trees effortlessly meet the criteria of a fast-growing plant. Certain cultivars, like 'Elberta' peaches, grow up to 3 feet a year, going from seedlings to fully grown trees ...

If you want to grow a fruit tree but don't have the yard space for it, your patio may actually have enough real estate to do it. Here's how to grow a fruit tree in a pot.

The trees can provide renewable energy and plant-based protein, and they don’t need much attention. Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished in Florida. Here’s what to know.