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 ...

If you want to grow citrus trees in pots, an experienced horticulturist reveals his picks for five beautiful, low-maintenance fruits suitable for containers ...

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 ...

Citrus fruits mostly ripen through winter and into spring, although many types linger on their trees long enough to seem like ...

If you are looking for a fruit tree that produces in the fall with a minimum of care, consider a ‘Satsuma’ mandarin. Ronald Chong, our conscientious correspondent from Hacienda Heights, emailed a ...

Winter has arrived and fresh, home-grown fruit is at a premium. Yes, we are still eating fresh persimmons from our big tree, but that will soon end. Our go-to winter fruit is anything citrus. We do ...

"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 ...

Mandarin used to have 25,000 orange trees. Now it's helping Florida's troubled citrus industry Most people don't realize Mandarin used to have 25,000 orange trees. Now Mandarin is trying to help the ...