Fruit bats destroy apple crop in Himachal

Fruit bats, which play a critical role in controlling pests, have become a menace in the Jubbal-Rohru belt in the upper Shimla region of Himachal Pradesh, destroying a ripe apple crop.

Annual Festival of Fruit goes for the exotic

Persimmon grower Jim Bathgate handed out tiny yellow peaches to others at the California Rare Fruit Growers' annual Festival of Fruit and watched with anticipation as they bit into the sweet and juicy flesh. The fruit grew on a peach tree that sprouted... Fruit - Persimmon - Peach - California Rare Fruit Growers Association - Tree

Rare-fruit fans seek next pomegranate

Persimmon grower Jim Bathgate handed out tiny yellow peaches to others at the California Rare Fruit Growers' annual "Festival of Fruit" and watched with anticipation as they bit into the sweet and juicy flesh.

THE CHIEL: Spring later this year

WE’VE got it wrong. Spring has not arrived – and that’s official. I learnt this while watching an e-tv weather forecast on September1, a date that is commonly, but incorrectly, called the first day of spring.

Rare fruit growers meet to swap seeds, tips

Persimmon grower Jim Bathgate handed out tiny yellow peaches to others at the California Rare Fruit Growers' annual 'Festival of Fruit' and watched with anticipation as they bit into the sweet and juicy ...