Imagine a seed that sprouts in your garden without invitation, and within a few years, it reaches a height of 10 feet and produces 30 pounds of edible fruit. The fruit is yellow-orange with the ...

This article is devoted to the Loquat tree—seem familiar? In last Thursday’s column John Garaventa wrote about the Kumquat tree. Their two common names sound very much alike, however, they are in fact ...

On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu's backyard in Milpitas. They soak in the light and ripen in the heat before suddenly ...