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For generations further back than she can trace, Laura Cummings Balgari’s ancestors had a close relationship with yaupon holly. As Indigenous people of the Pee Dee and Natchez Nations, they foraged ...

The price of your favorite morning beverage could soon spike due to tariffs, and some coffee and tea drinkers are beginning to search for alternatives to provide that daily caffeine fix. "The main ...

You can visit thousands of tea trees, an organic vegetable farm and an "aquaculture" farm that produces caviar during the 2023 Volusia County Farm Tour on Friday. The county isn't just home to the ...

My wife was working in the flower beds the other morning when she ran into the house and said, “Come see the cedar waxwings!” At least 50 birds had descended on two yaupon bushes by the side of our ...

Yaupon, North America's only native caffeinated plant, is gaining attention as a potential major crop in Florida. Rising tariffs on tea and coffee imports have created a unique opportunity for ...

Dear Neil: Our yaupon holly has been yellowing for the past year or more. Nearby ligustrums and Texas mountain laurels help make this a green fence, but I’m trying to eliminate the yellowing. Adding ...