After writing about the fig beetle – a shiny green scarab beetle that feeds on overripe fruit and decomposing organic matter ...

Orange juice prices (PEP) expected to rise even further as industry faces destruction from back-to-back hurricanes, diseased ...

The Osage orange tree, native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, was once prized for its hardy wood and thorny branches, but ...

This fall, the quirky Osage orange is sparking curiosity on the Upper East Side with its brain-like appearance, sweet scent, ...

As you lament that you only have one piece of fruit left, you think, "If I grew this orange into a tree, I'd have a steady ...

NEW YORK - This fall, a peculiar fruit is catching the eyes of Upper East Side residents at Carl Schurtz Park. Known as the Osage orange, this curious fruit has sparked interest among locals.

It is that Osage orange time of year. Many, many years ago I remember that there was an Osage orange tree in the backyard of the children’s nursery school. Generations of children had climbed its ...

The fruit of early ripening trees tends not to keep well whereas later ripening varieties are suitable for storing over winter. A key factor in getting a successful crop is the tree's rootstock.

The Southern California writer Carey McWilliams declared, rightly so, that the orange was the true California treasure, “the gold nugget of Southern California.” The citrus tree and its fruit ...

Florida's agricultural fields -- including the state's iconic orange groves and berry farms -- are routinely damaged by strong storms that roll through the state.

A tropical tree with apple-like fruit, the manchineel has earned the title of the deadliest tree in the world. Every part is toxic. You can even get symptoms from standing under a manchineel tree ...

The industry has grappled for two decades with deadly citrus greening disease and issues such as encroaching development.