This Arizona sweet orange was shipped to market and ads in the local papers offered them for sale. The Diller orange tree is still available for purchase at some select nurseries in the valley.

Oranges are a type of citrus tree grown globally for fragrant flowers - the orange blossom is the state flower of Florida - and sweet fruits. They love warmth but are sensitive to cold weather, ...

In Southern California there are dozens of acacia species that grow well, including the desert sweet acacia, which is a low-water use shrub or tree great for a California-friendly garden.

The citrus trees we have are Mexican lime, Arizona sweet orange, pygmy Meyer lemon and pygmy navel orange. All of our citrus trees are young and we have one of each I mentioned.

Scientists say a farm in Groveland has a sweet orange tree that appears to be unaffected by the disease. It’s a 30-year-old tree called the Donaldson.