A painstaking study of an archaeology site in western Honduras showed just how far back the avocado has been farmed.

Like many fruit trees, an avocado tree has its own unique growth cycle. Sometimes, different varieties of avocado trees have shorter or longer periods of ripening or produce fruit earlier or later ...

Like Jhand, Gursimran Singh has conducted trials with avocados and other exotic fruits on half an acre for nearly a decade.

Q. Many times I have read, “Never top a tree!” I have also read that we should keep fruit trees at 8 feet for easy picking.

On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the 25% tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on imports from Mexico and Canada went into ...

The research furthers understanding of ancient arboriculture, while suggesting significant implications for biodiversity now ...

A team of anthropologists and evolutionary biologists affiliated with several academic institutions in the U.S., working with ...

The dwarf nana pomegranate is a small shrub that thrives in hotter climates, and will fit into your home as easily as a ...

Some research shows that avocados can hang on the tree for more than 12 months ... Be sure to check on the avocado daily to avoid overripe fruit. If you’ve cut an underripe avocado, fuse the ...

Avocados are true superfoods: dense, buttery scoops of vitamins, fat and fiber, all in a hand-size package. We worked for a long time to make them this way. According to a paper published Monday in ...

A Katikati couple who have owned an avocado orchard for only five years are “branching out” with clever solutions to survive ...

Although avocado fossils have also been found in ... Over time they began to care for the rich fruit-bearing trees in the jungles around them. Those included avocados, palms and a tropical fruit ...