Trees across the Valley are ripe with fruit right now and St. Mary’s Food Bank is welcoming donations of home-grown citrus.

"It's important for backyard citrus tree owners in Mission Viejo to continue to care for their citrus trees," the city said in a statement. "A lack of maintenance could be invitation for the disease." ...

"St. Mary's wants to make sure we can use anything that anybody has extra on their citrus trees — grapefruits, oranges, tangerines, lemons," said Jerry Brown, director of public relations with the ...

As freezing temperatures hit the Valley while the area's iconic residential citrus trees bear fruit, Phoenicians may rush to pick this year's harvest. St. Mary's Food Bank is collecting residents ...