Mango trees, Mangifera indica, make attractive houseplants similar to Ficus or palm trees. They feature a canopy of long, slender, glossy leaves atop a trunk that can grow 10 feet tall, This tropical ...

If you, like so many of us, can’t get enough of that glorious golden globe of summer, the mango, you’re in luck. Turns out that, among all tropical fruit trees, mangoes are the easiest to grow. “It’s ...

COURTESY JENSEN UYEDA Rapoza mangoes filled a Waimanalo tree in December, after flowering was forced during summer’s dry conditions. The tree was pruned to stay small, making the fruit easy to pick.

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 ...

This time of year, I’m extra-chummy with friends who have mango trees. They bring me grocery bags groaning with the weight of the ripening fruit, eager to get rid of them because they just can’t eat ...

MIAMI – The air gets thick with humidity as summer arrives in South Florida. Evening thunder murmurs. The tropics begin to stir. Then, something magical happens: The mango trees bear fruit. In good ...

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 ...