ABSTRACT
The homegarden had undergone a series of changes over time, but its trees and the human management as well as adaptability to environmental, climatic, and economic conditions had given the agroecosystem its resilience and sustainability throughout time. In the Mexican homegarden, the size, structure, and composition of flora and fauna have been modified. The fruit trees grow and subsist next to shade trees, shrubs, herbaceous, and other plants destined for self-consumption, or to satisfy other needs such as wood and firewood, or as tree curtains that reduce the impact of strong sun rays and wind. The current homegardens are of ancient origin and show various types of management of crops planted in them, bringing to light some aspects of their diversity. There are homegardens and orchards of all scales, both according to their surface and to the number of fruit trees in them, or if they are changing from polyculture to monoculture production.
