I used to abhor the sullen approach of winter. Cold days and frigid nights, frost nipping at my tender exotic plants, many a dark day spent indoors under saturated skies and persistent mud clinging to ...

Antonio Izumi emailed his concern for an exotic fruit tree: “I wanted to ask you about my white sapote tree, purchased about two years ago. As recommended, I planted it in full sun, yet it nearly died ...

The black sapote (Diospyros nigra), a highly nutritious and very low-calorie fruit, is one of nature's most curious foods. However, not many people in the U.S. and Europe have heard of it, partly ...

While living in Mexico for a year, I discovered this fabulous fruit: mamey sapote. On the surface, there's nothing impressive about it—it just looks like a big kiwi—but you have to open it to discover ...