You don't need to live in the jungle to have this tropical fruit tree in your home. It can simply thrive in a container on ...

Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree. Make sure it’s a tropical guava (Psidium guajava) and not a pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) or a strawberry guava (Psidium callleianum). The latter two ...

We all enjoy apples, pears, plums, oranges and other fruits that are commonly available in our grocery stores, but there are many other less familiar fruits. This topic was prompted by the upcoming ...

Support local journalism by subscribing at Special Offers - USAToday Network. Charlene Peacock has been enjoying the fruits of her gardening labor for three decades. At her riverfront home in Grant, ...

Plus, a California native that can make do with little, if any, summer water and tolerate light shade and imperfect soil drainage.

Papaya fruit tree was growing in 62 days from seeds to young plant in this time lapse. Seeds were extracted from ripen papaya ...

Technically, the coconut is not a true nut. Although kukui nut is edible, it can create serious stomach issues when too many ...

Deciding when to plant a fruit tree depends on several factors. The ideal planting time for bare-root trees is different from the planting time for container-grown trees. The type of fruit tree, as ...

DETROIT — It's called the 'Michigan banana' and tastes like a cross between a banana and a mango. While the Mitten is a powerhouse for things like apples and cherries, it's also home to a lesser-known ...

Pawpaw season is upon us. You may have heard of pawpaws, but many locals still know little about the “tropical” fruit that grows wild in some wooded areas in the DC region. The pawpaw, Asimina triloba ...