Do your citrus trees have blister-like lesions on leaves and fruit? If so, state agriculture officials want you to destroy them ASAP.

A mature citrus tree typically needs between 40 and 50 inches of water a year, said David Laughlin, a research associate at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center.

There are numerous plant diseases that may attack citrus trees, but in our area of Southeast Texas, most notably are Asian citrus greening and citrus canker.

Last year, citrus sales were temporarily banned in some parts of the state until the Texas Department of Agriculture and nurserymen could develop a treatment plan for citrus greening disease.

Basically, any tree that is mature enough to blossom is capable of producing fruit, and because citrus flowers have both male and female parts in the same flower they pollinate themselves.

Agriculture inspectors in Texas have detected the plant disease citrus greening in an orange tree, bringing to five the number of states where the tree-damaging disease has been confirmed, state ...

CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - Dan Caballero, the South Texas Gardener, joins Dave Cochran on Friday's 3 News First Edition to talk about citrus trees.

For 20 years, the industry averaged 15 million cartons of citrus, according to a trade group leader. Last year's harvest was about 7 million cartons.

Texas’ citrus industry — once an agricultural powerhouse — is on the brink of disaster Grapefruit trees at Lone Star Citrus Growers groves in Mission on Dec. 16.

Grapefruit trees at Lone Star Citrus Growers groves in Mission on Dec. 16. A pair of natural disasters — including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 — and a lack of water has put the million-dollar ...

Texas’ citrus industry — once an agricultural powerhouse — is on the brink of disaster A hurricane and winter freeze devastated the South Texas industry. A lack of water is preventing a full ...