The parent plant, trifoliate orange, was first introduced to the United States in the mid 1800s from Europe. It is native to China and Korea and was first seen in Japan by plant hunters in the ...

This column will describe trifoliate orange and discuss chemical methods that can be used to control it. The sources used include the Mississippi State University Extension Service publication ...

The fallen leaves crunched under my feet as I hiked through the woods at the edge of our property, searching for the hedgerow of trifoliate orange shrubs I desired to harvest. My eyes surveyed the ...

Trifoliate orange is a hardy, thorny, fruit-bearing tree that grows statewide and tends to colonize its area. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette/JANET B. CARSON) ...

Trifoliate orange is often used as the rootstock. The point where the graft was made, called the graft union, will generally appear as a swollen point or crook in the lower part of a trunk.

Most gardeners have heard of the wise advice “leaves of three, let it be” referring to the pest plant poison ivy. While not quite as catchy, the saying really should be “leaflets of three, let it be.” ...

Trifoliate rootstocks produce a thorny compact tree that is attractive, but the fruit it produces is small and sour. The best action is usually to cut down the freeze-killed branches and shoots ...

It’s called trifoliate leaves, which means three leaves sprout at the same point on the stem. Poison ivy can grow as a vine, low shrub or ground cover.