Hugues Balde's backyard is like a little slice of the Caribbean in the middle of Tallahassee, complete with avocado trees, chickens, other tropical fruits and the crown jewel – a mango tree in north ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Get ready to pay more for mangos this season as South Dade growers take a hit. 2023 may have had a mango bounty, but 2024 has shaped up to be a bust. Robert is Here Fruit ...

If you have been staring at your mango tree this summer, willing the fruit to life but ultimately dejected by the stubbornly barren branches, you are not alone. This uniquely Miami drama is playing ...

I bet mango trees are one of the most popular fruit trees grown here in Brevard County, because I see a lot of them growing in yards throughout the county. This past winter, we did receive some cold ...

The Naples Botanical Garden's annual Tasting the Tropics fruit festival takes place June 28-29. Attendees can sample tropical fruits, learn about fruiting plants, and watch demonstrations. Author ...

In the heart of Miami, you can find a mango tree tucked away in a neighbor’s backyard, growing on a street corner, or standing tall in a park.(Miami Herald/MCT) MBR MCT June is recognized as National ...

I stood outside my childhood home in Fort Myers late last month, wielding a 30-foot-long fruit-picking apparatus fashioned from PVC pipe, an old pool skimmer and the base of a pole saw. I heard my mom ...

Annabelle Tometich’s irresistible memoir opens with a scene that sounds right out of the Weird Florida files: the first court hearing for a Fort Myers grandmother arrested for shooting at a guy who ...

A Fort Myers writer got an unexpected Valentine’s Day gift last week: She'd just won the prestigious Southern Book Prize. “I am beside myself…” Tometich wrote on Instagram after the Southern Book ...

A black mangrove in Stuart is the state’s largest of that species. It measures 35 feet tall, and 233 inches in circumference with a 31.5-foot crown spread. It's Martin County's first Florida Champion ...