(Citrus reticulata) Compared to other orange trees, the tangerine tree is smaller. It has glossy, lance-shaped evergreen leaves and thin twigs. The fragrant white blossoms have five petals. The fruit has loose reddish-orange skin and readily separable segments. It is somewhat flattened at each end...

Although it is indigenous to the Americas, the strawberry guava (Psidium littoralei) also goes by the names cattley guava, purple guava, or Chinese guava. Strawberry guavas can reach heights of up to 14 feet (or 6 feet), which is between 2 and 4.5 meters. Although yellow fruits are also conceivable...

The persimmon, Diospyros kaki L., originally came to the US in the middle of the nineteenth century. There are around 2,000 different varieties of persimmons, but only the Fuyu and Hachiya persimmons are frequently sold in supermarkets. Fuyu persimmons can be kept on the shelf for up to two weeks...

Passion fruit, which can be found in many tropical and subtropical areas, is a fruit with an oval shape that produces juice with a very strong exotic flavour and a bright orange hue. The strong passion fruit vine clings to practically any support with its tendrils. The fruit is roughly spherical or...

The University of California received a hybrid Meyer lemon tree in 1975. The Meyer lemon tree had previously been brought from China. Although it gained popularity in the United States, it was very prone to illness and was actually outlawed because of its propensity to infect healthy fruit trees...