The scent of citrus emanating from Boni Liscano’s backyard in Atwater Village comes from a 20-foot-high calamondin tree (Citrofortunella microcarpa), sometimes called kalamansi or calamansi. The tree ...

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. It can be done; just ...

We’re happy for you, California and Florida. Really we are. But many of us live in harsher climates, where a citrus tree would freeze to death before Thanksgiving. If we want homegrown key limes, it’s ...

When selecting a small tree for a container, it is important to buy a dwarf or semidwarf variety or choose a tree that is small by nature. I prefer evergreen trees and shrubs because they remain at ...

Q: We are interested in growing lemon and orange trees as a houseplant. We would put them on the patio during summer and inside over winter. What are sizes and prices and will we need a bug spray?

When Carolyn Powell wishes husband Michael a happy 40th anniversary in January, she will give a nod to her calamondin orange tree, too. Powell purchased the tree on their Florida honeymoon, and it has ...

On June 2, county officials announced a quarantine on areas of Mira Mesa after finding four adult Mediterranean fruit flies and 14 larvae in the neighborhood. “They were all found in residential yards ...