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Jun 18, Sometimes, early fruit drop in apple trees is just Mother Nature’s way of reducing a heavy fruit set. This isn’t necessarily bad at all; in fact, it is recommended that you thin apples to one per cluster, six weeks after full bloom so that each apple is inches (10 to 15 cm.) from the next.

Thinning in this manner prevents limb breakage from an overly heavy fruit set and allows the tree to produce the largest, healthiest fruit.

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An apple tree will drop its fruit for a few basic reasons: The tree is dropping fruit that was not properly fertilized (petal fall). This is normal, and some petal fall is not a cause for concern.

If most or all of the fruit falls off the tree, you may want to address a possible problem with lack of Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins.

May 14, Thin plums when the fruit is ¾-inch-long, leaving 1 plum every 4 to 6 inches. Thin apples after the usual May or June drop. Leave 1 apple every 6 inches or allow only 1 apple to remain per spur.

Asian pears should be thinned to leave only 1 fruit per spur. Why Are My Apples Falling From the Tree So Early? First Drop.

What is the cause for fruit drop in plums.

The first drop begins just after the petals fall from the tree and may continue for the next two or three Environmental Factors. Honeybees are the most important pollinator of apple trees. Cold, rainy weather prevents bees Second.