This 4-year-old kumquat tree yields a bumper crop each December. The fruit ripens slowly and stays on the tree for weeks. Photo by Larry Jukofsky It seemed like April this month. Buds on our spring ...

This article is devoted to the Loquat tree—seem familiar? In last Thursday’s column John Garaventa wrote about the Kumquat tree. Their two common names sound very much alike, however, they are in fact ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. An excellent choice for a small ornamental tree with year-round interest is the kumquat or one of its hybrids, which do not eclipse eight feet in ...

Cold and snowy winters agree with me just fine. Still, as a northern gardener, my mouth waters and my hands itch to be able to pluck ripe citrus from a home-grown tree in winter. ADVERTISING Cold and ...

Q. Can you identify this tree that I saw in Huntington Beach? It is flowering all along the trunk. A. The tree that you saw is a redbud, a popular deciduous flowering tree. There are a number of ...