When pruning a large branch, be sure to undercut a small distance closer to the trunk on the underside of the targeted branch ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Florida orange production has fallen by some 90% in the past two decades in large part due to citrus ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes ...

Probably rats. They like to eat snails and tend to hang out in a favorite spot to enjoy them. I’ve also found piles of snail ...

Shifting environmental conditions and plant diseases are posing a threat to the orange industry, putting the iconic orange ...

Apple trees aren’t easy to grow because they need consistent care, including precisely timed spraying and pruning, to ...

"At some point, this isn't going to be an orange grove anymore," Murphy, a third-generation grower, says as he gazes at the rows of trees in Lake Wales, Florida. "You look around here, and it's ...

Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) is identifiable by its simple, glossy, ovate leaves, typically 2-5 inches long, which turn yellow in fall. The tree produces large, round, bumpy fruits, known as ...

Seven U.S. states have a mushroom as one of their emblems, but Pennsylvania isn't one of them — yet. A new piece of ...

Diseases affect all parts of the palm tree; the roots, stem, leaves and fruit. For landscapes we are concerned primarily with diseases that harm the palm in such a way as to cause undesirable (not ...