I stood outside my childhood home in Fort Myers late last month, wielding a 30-foot-long fruit-picking apparatus fashioned from PVC pipe, an old pool skimmer and the base of a pole saw. I heard my mom ...

During summertime in Florida, I drive by many of my neighbors’ homes and see their beautiful trees full of ripe mangoes ready to pick—and I get a major case of mango tree envy. So, I experimented with ...

The Naples Botanical Garden's annual Tasting the Tropics fruit festival takes place June 28-29. Attendees can sample tropical fruits, learn about fruiting plants, and watch demonstrations. Author ...

I bet mango trees are one of the most popular fruit trees grown here in Brevard County, because I see a lot of them growing in yards throughout the county. This past winter, we did receive some cold ...

Plant a mango tree in a warm and tropical climate and it will flourish. The trees can grow large and produce a great crop of fruits year after year. That may all sound great, but it can come with ...