Some 2,000 oranges are picked Friday in annual harvest from the surviving tree that launched the citrus boom. Columnist David ...

Every December in Southern California, the days get shorter yet brighter — and it’s not Christmas lights or the shifting sun that make the region shine. I’m talking about citrus. Trees heavy with ...

We have a blood orange tree, and I was wondering when is the best time to harvest the oranges when they're at their peak? — Jimmy Blood oranges (here we commonly plant the Moro blood orange variety) ...

A volunteer harvests fresh oranges from a tree in Metairie as part of a fruit gleaning program to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. (Photo courtesy of Second Harvest Food Bank) In his religion class ...

The projection shows a 3.9 percent drop in total Brazilian orange production (294.81 million 90-pound boxes), below the ...

MOGI GUACU, Brazil (AP) — Orange juice prices have always been volatile, falling when bumper harvests create an oversupply of oranges and rising when frost or a hurricane knocks out fruit trees. But ...

Volunteers gathered Saturday to show that the orange trees on the Tempe campus aren’t just for decoration. More than 30 students and staff members helped pick oranges from trees around campus as part ...

Many of the most popular fruit trees, including apples, pears, cherries, and apricots, can all be successfully grown in pots with little fuss. Most types of fruit trees now come in dwarfing varieties ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. When is the best time to pick my oranges? I have about 60 this year on two ...