As we count down to the holidays, many of us add a variety of living plants to augment the season's festive atmosphere: live Christmas trees, Christmas cacti and poinsettias. In the Bay Area, citrus ...

If you are looking for a fruit tree that produces in the fall with a minimum of care, consider a ‘Satsuma’ mandarin. Ronald Chong, our conscientious correspondent from Hacienda Heights, emailed a ...

This citrus tree is a slow-grower, but when it does mature it reaches a height of up to 15 feet and produces sweet fruit that ...

Growing your own citrus tree can be an incredibly rewarding experience, and you don’t have to live in a warm climate to make it happen. While not every tree is ideal for indoor cultivation, there are ...

It’s satsuma time in Louisiana. Some plants began ripening in late September, while other varieties will continue to mature through late November on into early December. As one of the best cold-hardy ...

Peaches are Georgia’s signature crop, and the state is one of the nation’s leading producers of peanuts, pecans and blueberries. However, the 100 acres of citrus at Franklin’s Citrus Farm in ...

Derek New’s Satsuma mandarin trees produced fruit for four of their seven or eight years of life at his farm in Baker. Unfortunately, below-freezing weather killed each of his four Satsuma trees in ...

Q: My Satsuma tangerines are beginning to turn orange. How do I know when they are really ripe? A: How wonderful it is to have citrus to pick from your own backyard. It is one of the joys of living in ...

The Satsuma mandarin is one of the world's most widely cultivated citrus fruits, prized for its seedlessness, sweetness, and adaptability. However, its precise origin has remained debated for decades ...