Disease, hurricanes, foreign competition and regulatory hurdles make growing citrus more challenging than ever.

If you make the common pruning mistake of cutting a branch off too high above the branch collar, the cut heals more slowly ...

Is your fruit tree looking sick or bearing bad fruit? Fruit tree diseases are common: Here's how to identify the problem so you can effectively treat your tree.

Blossom and fruit drop and fruit splitting are fairly common problems for fruit trees. While losing blossoms and small fruit ...

One of the most common pests of citrus trees is the citrus whitefly. These gnat-sized, white insects and their disk-shaped larvae under the leaves suck the sap from the tree. Blackfly is similar ...

Discover the major common tree diseases in the United States. Armillaria attacks both hardwoods and softwoods and causes either yellowing leaves or browning needles. Wood that is decaying from ...

A genetically engineered tree holds promise to possibly save Florida's citrus industry from an insect that causes "greening disease." The Asian citrus psyllid has devastated the industry.

For several years now, citrus greening has been decimating residential citrus in Northeast Florida. Previous recommendations were to either remove the tree, or limp along until the fruit became ...

Citrus canker, a bacterial disease, is not harmful to humans, but causes lesions on the fruit, stems and leaves.Eventually, it makes the trees unproductive. Citrus greening, also known as ...

CITRA, Fla. — Once standing at 18 feet tall and requiring ladders for harvest – the citrus trees are now barely half that height and struggle to survive in the grip of disease.

The ancient tree, native to India, Southeast Asia and Australia, is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida. The tree produces a legume that can be processed into ...