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 ...

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 ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — FLORIDA TODAY. Have you noticed any mango trees blooming yet? The trees will produce multiple flushes of blooms from ...

You can hardly walk down the street without tripping on a stray pit, still slippery with golden fruit. Trees are heavy with them. Boxes of them sit on office desks, sweet as stray kittens, free to a ...

Mango trees are beautiful shady plants, that produce delicious fruits. However, one may want a mango tree as small as that which can fit in a backyard. Fortunately, there are simple things one can do ...

Even in good years, mangoes are considered one of the most difficult fruit crops to cultivate. They depend on a delicate balance of climate, tree physiology, and farming techniques. Getting that ...