Orange and avocado are the most sensible fruit trees to grow in a sub-tropical urban environment such as Los Angeles. Given plenty of sun, both are relatively pest-free trees and produce dependably ...

This disease was first found in South Florida in 2011 and is spread by tiny insects called ambrosia beetles. Laurel wilt infects only avocado and related trees such as swamp bay and red bay. Your ...

My avocado trees have been grown from Mexican (cultivar Haas) seeds and are now about 3 years old. One flowered and put out fruit this spring. Most of the fruit dropped, but I have about a half dozen ...

This viroid spreading around avocado trees in Florida can go undetected for years, but when symptoms appear, it can devastate the fruit.

Q: I think our avocado tree has black streak disease and I need to know how bad it is and what to do. Is there anyone you would recommend to come and take a good look? I am in Oakland. A: Avocado ...

Avocados are notoriously hard to grow particularly in heavy soil (clay). This video shows a great example of how to plant an ...

The history of California avocado production begins in Mexico. In 1911, a nurseryman in Altadena enlisted the assistance of a Mexico City resident in searching out desirable avocado varieties. Soon, ...

Ricardo Sangüesa, a small avocado farmer, is staring out over a dry, cracked landscape. But he’s not in California; he’s in the Ligua Valley, in central Chile. Stray dogs wander through the empty ...

If you love avocados, cherish them while you can. A microscopic plant invader is sneaking into Florida's avocado trees and could devastate the state's crop. The culprit is called the sunblotch viroid, ...