Joshua trees are jumping the gun on flowering this year, and researchers say the timing glitch could ripple through the Mojave Desert ecosystem. The spiky desert icons, found across California, Nevada ...

What started as a backyard dispute over pests ended with Phil and Elizabeth Rupprecht hauling out a chainsaw and cutting down 10 of their own citrus trees rather than let state crews touch them.

A Fallbrook couple says California state agriculture employees went onto their private property and threatened to arrest them ...

Local farmers are seeing a decrease in citrus growth, and University of Florida scientists are researching a way to help one ...

As you're sitting inside looking at the snow waiting for it to melt, here are some things to keep in mind when it comes to fruit trees.

Joshua trees’ only pollinator — whose evolution has synced with the predictably timely blossoming of their flowers.

Exploding trees? Extreme cold snaps in Chicago can cause trees to crack and burst from freezing stress. Tree experts explain ...

University of Florida researchers are using a combination of individual protective covers and plant growth regulators to help ...

Dreaming of harvesting peaches, plums, apples or figs from your own backyard? Growing delicious homegrown fruit starts with ...

It’s citrus season in Fresno County, and some growers believe the weeks of tule fog blanketing the valley are causing damage to their crops.  Eric Schmidt with ...

BARTOW, FL – Citrus was a cornerstone of Florida's economy and identity for more than a century, but a decades-long decline driven by an invasive predator and relentless hurricanes leaves some ...

While it's certainly not the first time this pest has plagued the Lone Star State, two southern Texas cities are under quarantine after invasive fly larvae were discovered. Larva from the Mexican ...