Q. My orange has lots of blossoms, they begin to set the
fruit, but when the fruit becomes the size of a pencil eraser, the fruit drops
off the tree. What is going on? I watered it, and applied fertilzer.
A. I have two questions that might shed more light: 1. Is
this tree planted less than three years ago? and 2. Is it a Navel type orange?
Sometimes it takes a few years for the plant to come into
enough maturity to set and hold the fruits. . . . And dropping fruits is a
common complaint with Navel Oranges. . . They set fruits and when the heat hits
or the first dry wind and they slough off most, if not all their fruits. . .
With time more and more will fruits will make it to maturity. . .. Most people
are disappointed with the quantity of Navels but not the quality.
Terry Mikel
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