[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Dick Gross]

You don't say what species this is, Phil. Virtually any fruiting plant will
set more fruit than it has the energy to sustain to maturity but unload all
that might threaten its own existence. A tree in poor health, under-fed,
over-fed, under-watered, over-watered, watered in the wrong place, not yet
an adult, a sudden change in weather--these factors and others, one or any
combination of them, will force the tree to abort as much as necessary to
save its own skin to produce another year when conditions are more
favorable. A healthy, adult citrus will drop a bushel of fruit from pea to
golf ball size until an equilibrium is reached that the system can live
with.

It is too late for the current crop but correcting what you can may slow the
drop. But, if the tree is recieving the right care, you will get the most
produce possible under its growing conditions. If your tree was unable to
adjust to its environment, it would succumb

Dick Gross, Master Gardener volunteer
U of A Maricopa County Cooperative Extension.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dagphil at hotmail.com>
To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 9:19 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


> Phillip Cumberland
> 04560Gador Spain
> dagphil at hotmail.com
>
> normal harvesting is Nov/Dec.This year three of my trees are dropping half
> grown,half ripe fruit whilst the rest are normal, ie small and green. The
> fallen fruit has a soft brownish spot. Any ideas and possible cause and
> cure?
> My thanks to uni of Arizona for giving me your website.
> Regards, Phil
>
>
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