TastyLandscape Growing fruit trees at home in Southern California

Muntingia Calabura Propigation Overview: This article was written to share the insight that I have gained about how to propagate Muntingia calabura (the Aratiles tree).  The following are some successful techniques and pitfalls discovered after some experimentation.   Background: In the world of ...

The gopher problem: Gophers can (and will) do a tremendous amount of damage to your garden and yard. Those ravenous bottom dwellers will not only destroy your valuable plants but their holes are also a walking hazard. In general, the ...

Aratiles (Muntingia calabura)   Aratiles Overview: The Aratiles tree is a fast growing tree with cotton candy flavored fruit. Fruit appearance: The Aratiles fruit is small, about the size of a blueberry. Unripe green fruit turns orange to red when ripe. ...