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Apr 02, Some fruit drop is normal. Many mandarins tend to be alternate bearing unless you thin them. But if the tree drops all it's fruit then it's ultimately due to stress of some kind, whether due to water or nutrient imbalance/defiency. From my armchair it does appear relatively healthy looking (above the root system). Dec 10, Pests may cause your citrus trees to lose their fruit. Mites and thrips are known pest causes of losing fruit.

Inadequate watering of a citrus tree tends to put the tree under stress.

Insecticides may be needed, depending on the type of. Jun 07, A nitrogen deficiency can also be the cause of fruit drop.

This time of year is when trees need the most nutrients as they are blooming and setting fruit. Mandarin trees Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Apr 16, If 2% of the blossoms set fruit, this would be considered a heavy commercial crop. This is a natural behavior of the trees, but failure for 2% to set fruit is related to many factors. Late spring frost that occurs during bloom period causes a weakening or death of the abscission stumpdelimbing.barted Reading Time: 3 mins.

Dec 14, Beginning soon after blossom drop, and ending when the fruit has a diameter of about 1/2 inch, it is normal if approximately 80 to 90 percent of the fruit falls off the tree. A small amount of.