fruit trees

How to grow bananas in North Florida

NORTH FLORIDA -- You may not be thinking about growing bananas during the colder months of winter, but we can…

3 years ago

Let citrus ripen on the tree

Q. When is citrus fruit ready to harvest? A. Florida uses five indexes to determine maturity of citrus, including soluble…

3 years ago

Improved peach varieties still challenging for home production

NORTH FLORIDA -- The peach trees that you may select for your home landscape this winter probably were developed and/or…

3 years ago

Why are some spring flowering fruit trees blooming in fall?

NORTH FLORIDA -- Some fruit trees that normally bloom in late winter and spring are blooming now. Recently, a lady…

3 years ago

Lack of fruiting in figs

NORTHWEST, Fla. -- Q. One of my two fig trees has produced a few figs. The other one, which is…

4 years ago

Not all fruit trees will produce fruit in North Florida

Deciduous fruits, such as apple, peach and plum, require colder winter weather when these trees are bare of leaves and…

8 years ago

Winter is the right time to plant pecan trees in north Florida

Pecan trees are well adapted to our area, making beautiful large shade trees. And, if the correct varieties are planted,…

9 years ago

Prune fruit trees during winter in North Fla

Now is a good time to prune overgrown fruit trees. Deciduous fruit trees that frequently become overgrown include apple, peach,…

10 years ago