Enjoy the refreshing flavor of limes any time by growing a lime tree indoors. Lime trees (Citrus aurantiifolia) are believed to be native to Southeast Asia, but these plants can grow indoors in any ...

Makrut lime requires at least six to eight hours of sunlight per day when planted outdoors. "More sun produces more vigorous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We've all been there: You're mixing up the perfect bowl of guacamole or shaking a delicious gin and tonic and your last lime is ...

At the risk of sounding biased, I would like to suggest that citrus trees are the ideal garden plants. With their shining evergreen leaves and fragrant flowers, citrus trees make excellent garden ...

As a gardener, I find few things are more fun than to feel like you’re beating Mother Nature at her own game by growing lemons. In winter. In Wisconsin. No snow cover to protect plants during bitter ...

One of the most alluring types of fruit trees to grow in Central Texas is citrus. Early spring is the time to plan for and plant trees if you choose to take on the challenge. Citrus trees have become ...

Days of daytime highs in the 50s, followed by a few days when temperatures dropped down to the low teens, were enough to fill Yakima’s night skies with gardeners’ dreams of escaping the freeze. Born ...

These popular fruit trees are easy to grow in your home or garden. Here's how. The glorious Meyer lemon tree is a small, evergreen variety that makes it possible to enjoy homegrown citrus regardless ...

A version of this story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Citrus, in many ways, stands alone. So many cultivated species have come from so few primary ancestors. Just ...