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 ...

Dear Neil: Is it possible to get a Mandarin orange and a lime tree to bear fruit if I have them in patio pots indoors during the winter and outside in the summer? They are about 5 feet tall. The ...

The original mandarin, Citrus reticulata, comes from a small, spiny evergreen tree native to southeast Asia that has been cultivated and eaten in China and Japan for centuries. According to "The Food ...

If you are looking for a fruit tree that produces in the fall with a minimum of care, consider a ‘Satsuma’ mandarin. Ronald Chong, our conscientious correspondent from Hacienda Heights, emailed a ...

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 ...

Mandarin used to have 25,000 orange trees. Now it's helping Florida's troubled citrus industry Most people don't realize Mandarin used to have 25,000 orange trees. Now Mandarin is trying to help the ...