Florida avocados are facing a renewed threat from avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd). The disease can severely stunt tree ...

In spring 2025, growers of California avocados took a deep breath of satisfaction, as if triumphantly standing at Mt. Whitney ...

Discover John Duarte’s insights on Proposition 50, California water policy, and the future of agriculture in the Central Valley. From record ...

Dreaming of stepping into your backyard to pick fresh, juicy fruit straight from the tree? It might seem like a project ...

Laurel wilt is a disease spread by the non-native red bay ambrosia beetle that affects trees in the laurel family. The disease, which originated from infested wood packing material, has killed native ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Trees and bushes are on a lot of people’s minds right now, so we went back out to Wallitsch Gardens to have your questions answered. I've noticed there are dry leaves on our ...

It may be too early to be optimistic, but damage from the avocado lace bug appears to be on the decline. This year’s avocado defoliation still continues to raise havoc with fruit production in some ...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- The internet has gone crazy for avocados. We have all heard the joke millennials love avocado toast. But there's truth to that. The restaurant On The Bus in Milwaukee serves tons of ...

“Trees are not static fixtures. They are dynamic, changing, living beings.” That is how I closed my previous column on tree body language. Too often, people do not consider those principles when they ...

When these megafaunas disappeared, humans filled the ecological gap, managing and cultivating avocado trees in ways that enhanced their value as a food source. "Through traditional forest management ...

Norman Kachuck stood on a loamy ridge overlooking his inheritance. Avocado trees blanketed the hillsides of ACA Groves in three directions, just a portion of a 372-acre spread studded with 16,000 ...