It's a moral dilemma: You're walking around the neighborhood, in the middle of the day, temperatures blazing. You're sweaty, thirsty and in need of a refreshment. You look ahead and, like a miracle, a ...

Citrus groves once spread across metro Phoenix, supplying packing houses in the area with oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit and other varieties. Development paved over many of the original groves, ...

As temperatures have warmed in the spring months — and really warmed more recently — citrus trees across the Valley have begun to blossom and swell with ripe fruit. You may notice pops of orange and ...

Thanks to our abundant sunshine, Tucson can be a great place to grow fruit. Whether you want berries, citrus or more traditional fruits, there are many local resources for choosing which fruits to ...

One morning last summer I was sitting at my desk, staring idly out the window, when a woman stopped in front of a nectarine tree in my front yard. The fruits were small and still pretty hard, so I had ...

There’s something quietly satisfying about reaching up and pulling ripe fruit straight from a tree in your own backyard. One ...