Every December in Southern California, the days get shorter yet brighter — and it’s not Christmas lights or the shifting sun that make the region shine. I’m talking about citrus. Trees heavy with ...

Some 2,000 oranges are picked Friday in annual harvest from the surviving tree that launched the citrus boom. Columnist David ...

We have a blood orange tree, and I was wondering when is the best time to harvest the oranges when they're at their peak? — Jimmy Blood oranges (here we commonly plant the Moro blood orange variety) ...

A volunteer harvests fresh oranges from a tree in Metairie as part of a fruit gleaning program to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. (Photo courtesy of Second Harvest Food Bank) In his religion class ...

Volunteers gathered Saturday to show that the orange trees on the Tempe campus aren’t just for decoration. More than 30 students and staff members helped pick oranges from trees around campus as part ...

Citrus trees bloom and fruit on new growth so pruning right after the harvest gives the tree time to put on new growth. That new growth will protect the newly exposed wood from th ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. When is the best time to pick my oranges? I have about 60 this year on two ...

MOGI GUACU, Brazil (AP) — Orange juice prices have always been volatile, falling when bumper harvests create an oversupply of oranges and rising when frost or a hurricane knocks out fruit trees. But ...

(KRON) — Before San Jose became part of Silicon Valley and a home to tech giants, the region was known for its sprawling orchards of fruit trees. One of San Jose’s last orchards standing, Giant Orange ...