Q “I have a cherimoya fruit tree I planted about five years ago and need advice and help in growing it. My tree produced just one fruit a couple years ago and none since. I trimmed some branches and I ...

IF you held a contest for the tastiest fruit in the universe, certainly black Persian mulberries would compete for the title. Freshly picked blueberries would breeze their way to the Final Four.

Here are five things to do in the garden this week: 1. Fruit Trees. Cherimoya trees are easy to grow as long as the winter is sufficiently mild but coaxing fruit out of them is another matter.

The cherimoya is a fruit native to South America. (Photo credit: iStock/Getty Images) The cherimoya’s inedible peel is scaly and similar in appearance to an artichoke. The flesh inside is creamy and ...

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SANTA CRUZ — Strolling onto your patio and plucking a sweet, custardy cherimoya from a backyard tree is a fantasy for Santa Cruz residents. Or to clarify — a fantasy for most Santa Cruzans except ...

Q “I have a cherimoya fruit tree I planted about five years ago and need advice and help in growing it. My tree produced just one fruit a couple years ago and none since. I trimmed some branches and I ...