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by DEEPAK RAJ
on May 7, 2020 at 7:11 PM
My plum tree is mature tree but it gives only 5 to 6 fruits Flowers and fruits drop alot they turned yellow and fall from Tree
Reply by Anne E Schellman
on May 11, 2020 at 3:14 PM
Hello Deepak, thanks for your comment. It sounds like you have a question for us! I'll email you so we can correspond and get to the bottom of this mystery.
by Ijaz Umar
on June 20, 2020 at 1:44 AM
I am a novice, I planted two plum plants, and  
one each of pear, cherry, and apple...  
I have gone through the experience of fruit  
drop on the plums, and pears...there was very  
little fruit on the cherry, and apples...please  
recommend how I can have healthy plants and  
fruit...May I add this is the third year since  
planting...Thanks
Reply by Anne E Schellman
on June 22, 2020 at 3:09 PM
Hello Ijaz, I just sent you an email so we can help answer your question. We look forward to speaking with you!
by Don Akins
on August 1, 2020 at 4:43 PM
peach tree dropping fruit and lot of fruit has sap coming out of it.  
I spray with dormant in the winter.
Reply by Anne E Schellman
on August 4, 2020 at 12:51 PM
Hello Don, please fill out our online survey and we will get back to you with some help. http://ucanr.edu/ask/ucmgstanislaus
by Rizny
on November 11, 2020 at 7:07 PM
I have damage leave on all vegetable plants and in Apple n Pear trees. Eaten by insects  
How to prevent this safely or organically
Reply by Anne E Schellman
on November 12, 2020 at 11:59 AM
Hello, sounds like a few things are going on. We will contact you via email.
by Eva
on February 4, 2021 at 2:44 PM
My citrus trees drop the fruit prematurely and they look they are drying out now.  
Could this be because of a fungal infection. I'm in Houston TX, where we get lots of water, humidity and heat.  
Thanks
Reply by Anne E Schellman
on February 9, 2021 at 2:15 PM
Hello Eva, we would advise contacting your local Master Gardeners. Since you are in Houston, that would be the Harris County Master Gardeners. Here is their website that contains contact information - https://hcmga.tamu.edu/  
 
Best of luck!
by pavan
on April 6, 2021 at 1:05 PM
Hi Anne,  
 
I have exactly same question as DEEPAK RAJ above (on May 7, 2020 at 7:11 PM).  
 
I had not pruned my plum tree last year(2020) so I had noticed multiple water shoots it did not fruit much and if it did , it was minimal may be 10 at the max.  
 
But year before (2019), I got lots of plums and thats the year I had planted it.  
 
But this year(2021), I took lot of steps and pruned it nicely. So the result of it the leaves are very well spaced and bigger.  
Fruits are lot more but are slowly starting to drop after turning yellow when they are super young and tiny.  
 
Yes , there may be a less bees . so, I planted lavender by the side of plum tree. I do see considerable fruits compared to last year. But, a lot of them are turning yellow and dropping. Do I need some kind of fertilizer as well ? I have not put any kind of fertilizer.  
 
I live in Sacramento area we get good sun and I don't think I over water .. I just keep the soil slightly moist, I have not put mulch..
Reply by Anne E Schellman
on April 6, 2021 at 5:25 PM
Hello Pavan, thanks for your comment. Sounds like you have quite a few fruit trees! Please contact the UCCE Sacramento County Master Gardeners with your question using this email address: mgsacramento@ucanr.edu  
 
Best of luck!
by Andy
on May 16, 2021 at 9:42 AM
My persimmons usually bears lots of fruits yearly but since I harvested only about 20 fruits last year I thought of spraying pesticides this year (malathion) since I read about it. So all of a sudden around March I was so glad to see a lot of flowers which I’ve never seen before so I thought I did something right but all of a sudden in the last 2 weeks I see a lot of bead-size fruits on the ground which I’m afraid may be all of the fruits are falling can you please give me an advise what I have done wrong or what to do next season to retain my fruits thank you
Reply by Anne E Schellman
on May 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM
Hello Andy, I'm sending you an email about your request.
by Fraidoon Stana
on May 21, 2021 at 9:08 AM
Hello. What is the cause for fruit drop in plums. The pedicles become dry and drops from the juncture area to stem. Is it something common in May or is there any other reason?  
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Reply by Anne E Schellman
on May 21, 2021 at 1:08 PM
Hello Fraidoon, please fill out our online survey and we will get back to you with some help. http://ucanr.edu/ask/ucmgstanislaus
by Shaista Bakali
on June 1, 2021 at 4:05 PM
hello, i have pear fruit drop .what should I do to prevent drop?
Reply by Anne E Schellman
on June 4, 2021 at 10:47 AM
Hello Shaista, if you live in Stanislaus County, please fill out our form at http://ucanr.edu/ask/ucmgstanislaus and we will contact you. If not, find your local program to contact at http://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs/
by Tara Chand
on June 3, 2021 at 8:18 PM
The Walnuts in our trees drop prematurely in June as against the harvest month of October.  
How can we detect the pests & diseases and whats the treatment for these?
Reply by Anne Schellman
on June 16, 2022 at 9:11 AM
Hello Tara, if you live in Stanislaus County, please fill out our form at http://ucanr.edu/ask/ucmgstanislaus and we will contact you. If not, find your local program to contact at http://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs/
by Tracue
on June 4, 2021 at 9:31 AM
I have a very old pear tree. Purchased the house 6 years ago and every year it sets fruit and they end up all dropping.  
 
I live in East Texas and we are having a wet spring with Temps in the low 80's. The tree set lots of fruit and they were growing well. Just checked and they all dropped!  
 
It is so frustrating!
Reply by Anne E Schellman
on June 4, 2021 at 10:49 AM
Hello Tracue, it's best to contact your local Master Gardeners in Texas. Here is their contact information https://txmg.org/smith/ Best of luck with your trees!
by Beadan kaggia
on December 17, 2021 at 3:05 AM
Its helpful en educative
by Laura Taylor
on March 22, 2022 at 4:17 AM
We have had total fruit drop from our plum tree. It is 3 years ild. Hoping to prevent this on 2022. Looking for a referral to a master Gardner in the Huntsville, AL area. Miss our Cali resources :)
Reply by Anne Schellman
on June 16, 2022 at 9:12 AM
Hi Laura, I hope you found a Master Gardener resource in your area. If not, here is their website so you can connect! https://mg.aces.edu/madison/
by Linda
on June 1, 2022 at 9:58 AM
Hi, My cherry trees/ plums grow a lots of fruits, unfortunately they fall before they reach the ripe stage.very frustrating . could you please advise?  
Thanks
Reply by Anne Schellman
on June 16, 2022 at 9:11 AM
Hello Linda, if you live in Stanislaus County, please fill out our form at http://ucanr.edu/ask/ucmgstanislaus and we will contact you. If not, find your local program to contact at http://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs/
by kafu chu
on June 28, 2022 at 4:07 PM
I had a mature pear tree and normally grow many pears and I trim them. But  
for this year after I thin the fruit, lots of the fruit are falling at the size of a thrum. will that because I had spread the sulfa anti-fugits liquid cause this problem?
by Perry Lovell
on July 4, 2022 at 6:37 PM
I have a Honeycrisp Apple tree which I planted 2 years ago from Dutch Growers. It is a grafted tree. This year was its first bloom and had many flowers. It’s about 7 ft tall. No bugs on the tree or leaves. Some ants near the roots but not many. It has begun to drop its tiny fruit prematurely. It’s dropped about 20 so far out of maybe 50. Would this be June drop? Should I be fertilizing? Thanks.
by Perry Lovell
on July 4, 2022 at 6:37 PM
I have a Honeycrisp Apple tree which I planted 2 years ago from Dutch Growers. It is a grafted tree. This year was its first bloom and had many flowers. It’s about 7 ft tall. No bugs on the tree or leaves. Some ants near the roots but not many. It has begun to drop its tiny fruit prematurely. It’s dropped about 20 so far out of maybe 50. Would this be June drop? Should I be fertilizing? Thanks.
Reply by Anne Schellman
on July 22, 2022 at 3:38 PM
Hello kafu chu and Perry, thanks for your questions. If you are located in Stanislaus County, please fill out this survey form so we can direct your question to our Help Line: http://ucanr.edu/ask/ucmgstanislaus if you aren't located in Stanislaus County, you can locate your local Master Gardener Program in California with this link: https://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs/
by Mashood Vincent
on January 22, 2023 at 10:18 PM
Could some premature drop be caused by lack of some elements? And if yes which elements could they be?
Reply by Anne Schellman
on January 23, 2023 at 3:46 PM
Hi Mashood, you can contact your local Master Gardener program if you are worried about a particular fruit. https://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs/
by Davinder Singh
on April 23, 2023 at 7:35 AM
I have only kinnu tree  
fully matuted.In april month jlot of pre matured fruit are fallen why ?
Reply by Anne Schellman
on May 12, 2023 at 11:42 AM
Hi Davinder, are you in Stanislaus County? If so, please fill out our survey form with your information, and attach photos so we can help! http://ucanr.edu/ask/ucmgstanislaus If you are in another county, visit https://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs/ to find a local program near you.
by Glorita tebbs
on April 29, 2023 at 1:30 PM
I was reading at Andy’s question below as I have similar issues with my persimmon tree. I was hoping there was a solution offered.  
 
by Andy  
on May 16, 2021 at 9:42 AM  
My persimmons usually bears lots of fruits yearly but since I harvested only about 20 fruits last year I thought of spraying pesticides this year (malathion) since I read about it. So all of a sudden around March I was so glad to see a lot of flowers which I’ve never seen before so I thought I did something right but all of a sudden in the last 2 weeks I see a lot of bead-size fruits on the ground which I’m afraid may be all of the fruits are falling can you please give me an advise what I have done wrong or what to do next season to retain my fruits thank you  
Reply by Anne E Schellman  
on May 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM  
Hello Andy, I'm sending you an email about your request.
Reply by Anne Schellman
on May 12, 2023 at 11:40 AM
Hi Glorica, are you in Stanislaus County? If so, please fill out our survey form with your information, and attach photos so we can help! http://ucanr.edu/ask/ucmgstanislaus If you are in another county, visit https://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs/ to find a local program near you.
by David Abell
on May 17, 2023 at 10:41 AM
We have a Cara Cara citrus tree and a lemon tree about two years old.  
They both look very healthy, and they blossom very well this year but when the little tiny fruit comes on, they die and drop.  
I have not seen bees out there pollinating they were well fed trees, well, water trees I live in Arizona Buckeye, Arizona to be exact the leaves and everything seemed very healthy. What could be the cause of this and do I need to be just more patient for one more season. ?
Reply by Anne Schellman
on May 17, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Hello, it could be weather or water related. To get the best information, contact your local program. It appears you are in Maricopa County, and they have a program! https://extension.arizona.edu/maricopamg
 
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