Q:We just bought our first home in North County and wewant to plant a variety of citrus trees. We prefer to plant dwarfvarieties, so they stay relatively small and will make it easy forus to prune and ...

When you think of lemons and avocados, you might assume that they can only be grown in warm climates. However, many tropical ...

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As we count down to the holidays, many of us add a variety of living plants to augment the season's festive atmosphere: live Christmas trees, Christmas cacti and poinsettias. In the Bay Area, citrus ...

Mandarin orange or Meyer lemon? Today, Dottie Watson has lots of choices. As assistant manager at The Plant Place and owner of her own indoor fruit-producing plants, Watson is sometimes asked for her ...

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 ...

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 ...

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