Taking care of plants is rewarding, especially when it comes to fruit trees or other edible plants. But it quickly becomes a stressful endeavor when you spot a mystery problem, such as your citrus ...

QUESTION: My lemon tree started sending out new growth, but it's deformed, twisted and has a silvery appearance. It almost looks like there are trails running through the insides of some of the leaves ...

When the peaches are a memory and the apples are all picked, when the pomegranates are dwindling and the guavas are gone, we get ready to eat oranges, kumquats, grapefruits and other citrus. Though ...

Research using oak leaves on citrus trees to combat citrus greening has been fruitful so far. Some growers say it’s been a lifesaver, but others say it’s not enough. When Ben Bateman first started ...

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 29 (UPI) --Scientists in Florida have confirmed what some citrus growers suspected for years -- that oak trees could inhibit citrus greening disease, which has brought the once ...

Q. The newest leaves of my citrus trees have dark green areas around the veins but the rest of the leaf is light green. What is wrong? A. The leaf condition you describe is called interveinal ...

Q: Our citrus leaves are curled/deformed at the tips. What ever is infecting the trees seems to prefer the new growth. C.P., Houston A: Sounds like the work of the citrus leafminer. The adult insect ...

Citrus trees are beautiful, fragrant, and gift-worthy—but they also need real TLC. Before you buy one for someone special, ...

The new growth of my satsuma and lemon trees (both planted two years ago) is being attacked by something. The leaves are all deformed and it looks like silvery trails are running through them. Some of ...

Is that something a bird left behind? No, it's an orange dog caterpillar, the larvae of the Giant Swallowtail butterfly, which is native to our area. Believe it or not, that caterpillar is about to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Citrus greasy spot (CGS) is a disease of citrus with worldwide distribution and recent surveys have revealed a high level of incidence and ...