In January, I recognize the blessing of living in Southern California each time I step into my backyard and see a navel orange tree laden with fruit. As winter sets in, imbibing a daily dose of juicy ...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture Thursday declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center after detecting the citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing — or citrus greening — in ...

Enjoying a fresh, sweet, fragrant orange plucked straight from the tree sounds blissful. That dream can be a reality as ...

Orange trees are low-maintenance fruit trees and pruning is not overly complicated but is important to maintain the health ...

VALLEY CENTERVALLEY CENTER — The California Department of Food and Agriculture on Thursday declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center after detecting the citrus tree disease known as ...

Q: I recently purchased a home with several mature navel orange trees. One of the trees has about half the bark missing from the trunk and sort of circular looking lesions that ooze sap in the area ...

Q. I’ve read your articles for many years and have gained much knowledge. My wife and I own an acre of land in the outskirts of Moreno Valley, with approximately 70 assorted citrus trees. We have a ...

Citrus growers in Florida are facing some of the toughest challenges yet with their crops. Last year, the citrus industry’s crop was one of the smallest since World War II, due to a bacterial disease ...

Although California has a long history of the commercial growing of oranges and other citrus, citrus trees are not native to California. Citrus is native to South and East Asia, Melanesia and ...

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 ...