All Citrus will Experience Drops (Click to Enlarge)
Photo by Tom MacCubbin
You may not like it but your tree has a good
idea –– it is regulating what it can support. If the tree is young good
crops are not often produced within the first 5 to 7 years. But even if
you have an older tree fruit drop at this time is normal —— in fact it
is commonly called the June fruit drop.
All citrus can
experience three fruits drops or thinnings with in a year. Many small
immature fruit drop during or shortly after flowering as they are being
set on the limbs. The second drop occurs at this time of the year. The
third drop is around September as the tree begins to mature the fruits.|
Sometimes the fruit loss is excessive but the trees are going to
thin out what cannot not be supported from stored foods or due to
growing conditions. Your job is to give the tree normal care and it will
support what it can or maybe have a bumper crop next year.
