Four Reasons Why Persimmon Trees Drop Fruit (And Other Fruit Trees as Well!)

Amanda's parents have a persimmon tree that dropped its fruit - but why? Today we give her an answer, which also applies to other fruit trees. You can read my post on the topic here: www.thesurvival...
If your persimmon tree is dropping fruit, ask yourself - which of these scenarios is taking place? A tree drops fruit when its young, on alternate bearing years, because of stress, lack of water, too much water, lack of pollination and many other reasons... hopefully I'll be able to help you sort out why your tree is dropping fruit early.
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[@humblecourageous3919]

We have a Fuyu persimmon tree. I don't know of any pollinators nearby. Whereas our oranges drop small fruit, the Fuyu never has. One year we got about 700 and the tree is only 10-12 feet high. Last year about 250. This year hopefully 200. We probably need to fertilize it better or it could be the year's weather (in North San Diego County). (It gets Oasis laundry to landscape water for the last 5 years. Our fruit trees like it.) What we have to do is protect the fuyu from raccoons. Every year we put up more barriers. One summer I heard raccoons eating green persimmons several times a night for months. We started with a 10 inch high electric fence. But they were climbing the 6 foot fence right next to it and jumping over the electric. We put up a 10 foot high fence all the way around it, but the top half was the bendable plastic fence. They found their way inside. This year we put an electric wire along the fence, but I heard them get inside the 10 foot hard wire fence (2 layers hard wire to get to 10 feet). October 2021: On a whim, I took out our Christmas laser lights that I didn't like for Christmas and had planned to give away. I faced it towards the fuyu persimmon tree. It is on the setting of rapidly falling blue dot lights. I think this has solved the problem. I have not heard them out there and it's been over a week now. The fuyus are just starting to get ripe. I'd rather give them to human friends than raccoons. The raccoons left a huge latrine behind our fence while the pluots were in. Their feces carries a dangerous roundworm that can only be destroyed in the feces with fire or boiling water. The roundworm eggs can last up to 20 years in the ground.

[@stevemcgraw4977]

your videos are so good, I love your sense of humor

[@eagletransport]

Wow! I was just out looking at my persimmon this morning and they were dropping. This showed up on tube this afternoon. Funny how that works.

[@elsierra9741]

My dad has a persimmon tree that’s over 15 years old, it’s always given 300+ persimmons each year. But this year everything was going good produced lots of flowers, but when the persimmons bulbs were around 3/8 inches 90 percent of them dropped.

[@davidthegood]

It may be taking a break - some trees just take an off year.

[@stevegaines-vq3bd]

what variety of persimmon...? Jiro ..?

[@rustedoakhomestead]

1400 posts, a groovy shirt and a great grapefruit pelted neighbor story. Good times

[@ronmartinmhg2804]

I like your presentation. Clear and explanatory. I'll ask my persimmon if they have any emotional problems:)

[@s.j.anderson176]

Love the Great American Farm Tour shirt.

[@808Kalaoa420]

We appreciate you also. Aloha

[@juanitocruz7787]

Dave, could you tell me how to plant a pollinator on my Persimmon? THank you.

[@mjf719]

It's awesome that you are wearing the Great American Farm Tour t-shirt!

[@davidthegood]

We homesteaders stick together.

[@ianmburke]

Always great information!

[@marpanelo1739]

None of the above answers. 20years of this persimmon plant I have, still dropping fruit with lots of TLC and good location. I understand if a little more than a few fruit drop but out of a hundred fruit, it may have at least 10 left.

[@dollyhewett2553]

THANK YOU, SIR

[@mindyluc2651]

My Fuyu persimmon planned 5 years in Washington State, I chose to plan it in a full sun area. It is grown a lot of green leaf and young fruits. It looks very healthy, but all young fruits dropped off the tree. I got a few fruit ripped, but it taste too astringent. I tried not water them too much and not fertilize them. Please tell me what's wrong? Thank you very much.

[@marbarnes7063]

Love your t-shirt, plugging Justin's channel. :)

[@davidthegood]

I funded it - at least one piece of the bus has my name on it!

[@roccoconte2960]

my tree is in its fourth year and produced about 30 fruit and droped all but 2 and those 2 were delious , your explanations make sense ,and you dont look that dumb and i am sure your mother likes you.

[@erlindajohnson1440]

What kinda Fertilize I need to put , it’s been 4 yrs and big tree already always have a lot of flower later they’re all gone

[@glow1815]

Very helpful information. Thank you. Our orange tree fruit dropped the sizes are pea or smaller. We did not know it was a baby tree, a nursery told us it was dropping fruits because I over fertilized, but I only followed the direction from the packet. This was 2 years ago and it's still dropping fruit as I speak. Yes the leaves are green and bushy tons of fruits but I think we'll end up with 3 fruits again this year ;( . Last year 2 fruits make it. And we only watered it once a week the most twice. Once the fertilizer dies out will the fruits still drop?

[@twal5299]

David last yr I experienced the exact opposite. My local persimmon tree held its fruit. Lots of it is still on the tree now in April. It turned into a dry leathery yucky nothing. It's had great fruit crops for about 4 yrs now that have all dropped in November. Any ideas ??

[@jennynguyen2356]

Thanks! This information helps me alot

[@josefa277]

This is the problem with my persimmons three, got a lot of fruit but most of it fell beside one of them got a crack in the trunk, actually got three, any idea or explanation why? Thank you.

[@chriswin1st]

Is that a very productive jackfruit tree in the background???

[@kimngoct]

Hi Dave, my pear tree had a lot of baby pears at the beginning then it turn black and all the leave turn black and dried out. Do you know why and how to stop this problem? Thank you

[@davidthegood]

That's either caused be fireblight, a late frost, or both.

[@polkcellar]

Hi DTG, is it ok to leave the immature dropped fruit as mulch?

[@annaPogh]

my new grow persimmon raw fruit is gone. not in the ground and either in the tree. Where is it? I had like 10 small green fruit . not anymore

[@Innerdiamond]

Maybe a rat😂

[@FukushimaRadiation]

Does the tree have a wind break?

[@edwardleroy7648]

I have 3 big pear trees that have dropped over 30 gallons of pears not ripe yet. They are the hard kind for canning that don't get real sweet and soft. They are an old standard for this area of central MS. What should I do with them before putting them in the new beds that I am making for poi elephant ears, canna lily and day lilies? They are in piles drying right now and are shrinking and turning brown. I don't want to have to dig real deep. IT will be in a low spot that gets plenty of moisture and holds a little water a day or so after a rain and is easy to water. Plan to let the plants invade the area pretty much take that area. Thanks

[@davidthegood]

I'm not sure what you mean - are you talking about composting the pears or preserving them to eat later? Personally, I'd ferment them, then convert a pressure cooker into a still and make pear vodka!

[@b_uppy]

David The Good Good answer, I was going to suggest pear cider.

[@edwardleroy7648]

Just using them as compost or something to put in the ground now because I have bulbs and rhizomes and roots that I would like to get established before winter. thanks

[@irenesgardenandmore]

🌸👍🏼👌🏼thank you so much for your wisdom !

[@MuhammadAli-pi2ew]

how to get ride of bates eating persimmons in large quantitiy, please guide

[@paulmashi4661]

Thank you.

[@ramseyrichards2971]

hey dave I've got a few pumpkin trees and they are dropping the fruits off,they drop off at marble size...they get yellow first them drops ..can u plz give me some advice as what i should do or use to prevent that...thanks ....

[@davidthegood]

Pollination issue. If there are no male blooms, that could be the problem. Or a lack of bees. You can find male blooms, use a paintbrush to collect pollen, then touch it to the stigmas in all the female blooms.

[@Innerdiamond]

The last 2 years had over 50 fruits on a Younger tree and only 3 matured to eat.

[@amoliteown9833]

Dave. When can I put the fertilizer on persimmon? My persimmons trees have a very small fruits ( 1" dia).please give me advice of these problems Thanks. Amolite

[@davidthegood]

That sounds like it's an American persimmon, which is the small-fruited variety. Do they ripen to orange at that size, or fall off?

[@amoliteown9833]

They ripen to Orange. ,seeded but did not fall off the tree. Thanks

[@Celestes_Nest]

My young persimmon's fruit was in it's first early stages. One day they were green. The next they were all rotted. This tree is fickle!

[@bluesky3796]

I want to plant Fuyu persimmon tree in my backyard. What is the size of the mature Fuyu persimmon tree?

[@davidthegood]

Usually only about 10-20' tall. You can keep them small with a little pruning, but they're not all that big in general.

[@rodricksharpe3668]

Wow.. youre very smart

[@funmoney757]

It's that big jack fruit tree behind you. Real?...Amazing.

[@davidthegood]

Yes. It's real.

[@russellraposa2461]

Dave nice shirt

[@christiensgarden3325]

It’s dropping persimmon fruit now in zone 7a but it is an old tree. It appears the fruit is semi ripe. What is your email and I can send you a picture...I’ve been in this area for the last 2 years and it has done it the same time year.

[@davidthegood]

Sure - my email is [e-mail]

[@Sal-wt4qm]

If I tell you more than 500 pieces of persimmon dropped from my tree. My tree almost 3 years old. Last year I had 15 pieces.

[@manguydude287]

Drop it like it's hot hahaha

[@sambmendez2454]

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[@MK-km2wc]

Let’s not use that finger giving advise, that will bring us bad luck.

[@pharmerhouse]

I want some JAAAAACK FRUUUUUUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EvendimataE]

you look like Michael Schumacher

[@insomniousdream]

Haha! First thumbs up! Booya!

[@ChallengeTheNarrative]

Tree has gone teenager 😌 Check the plums

[@cjmaliko2848]

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[@annagute7681]

:D

[@dollyhewett2553]

YOU DO NOT LOOK DUMB.......

[@annmariejoshua698]

You make me laugh. God bless you and your family. Thank for the info.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

I like this guy -- he's funny (in an NPR type of way.)

[@cjc9088]

Love the Tree Voices! Cracked me up every time! They are just Straight Shooters...just tell it like it is...no beating around the bush! ;)

[@meldiaz4019]

Your video was very informative thank you

[@davidthegood]

You're welcome - thank you.

[@jimpurdy1692]

We love you David, thank you for that timely piece of fruit tree facet. We miss Rachel! Hope her family way is going smooth. What an opportunity for your new baby to become a duel citizen.

[@davidthegood]

Yes - it's a good thing.

[@Marcus-sh7vj]

wat contry are u

[@yeshuaisthewaythetruthandt515]

Lol. U r patient n humble. More power to u

[@davidthegood]

Thank you. I was just telling my wife yesterday how proud I was of my humility.

[@minipham6524]

nice jack fruits behind you

[@Anonymous-qg9oe]

parthenocarpy... Remember that for Scrabble... Lol

[@peterbedford2610]

Root development is very important for growth and fruut . Till the soil and fertilize in 5 to 10 foot radius from the trunk.

[@candyceg5668]

himmmm. Your trees talk to you? What would freud say?

[@davidthegood]

Freud was much more messed up than me!

[@jddeforest1776]

Sometimes a tree is just a tree.

[@ChallengeTheNarrative]

He would say something by slip of the tongue.

[@ChallengeTheNarrative]

He would say something by slip of the tongue.

[@nicoleoconnor3769]

Why all my breadfruit dropping of the tree

[@robblanks2141]

Punny dude. Good advice though thanks 😊😆

[@sleepycobra9152]

Dave thanks had a same question

[@galentine09]

Great video...LOVE your shirt.

[@mamabearC879]

Thank you.

[@lauraflasch7749]

Nice shirt.

[@shirleychatagnier4920]

We planted a wild persimmon tree we bought at a nursery years ago and it is tall and produced lot of flowers and they all fall off what is wrong.

[@davidthegood]

It is probably a male tree. Wild persimmons are dioecious, meaning they some in male and female. It it were my tree, I'd graft in some branches from female persimmon trees. Then the tree will be self-pollinating.

[@xdialga361445x]

Would dropping fruit apply to dwarf trees since the eureka lemon i got has a skinny branch

[@davidthegood]

Yes, many fruit trees have the same tendency. If they're less than 2 years old, it's better to just pick the fruit off and let it get bigger.

[@xdialga361445x]

David The Good hmm oh ok

[@rubenmoreno7132]

how often should the fuyu persimomn be water

[@davidthegood]

Deeply, a couple of times a week when in its first year or two, unless you're getting regular rains. They don't like to be overwatered, though. After the first couple of years, I didn't have to water mine anymore.

[@MarieLagu]

David, I love love love persimmon. Do you think it'll grow in South Florida?

[@davidthegood]

Japanese persimmons would be worth trying. American, probably not.

[@albrown1388]

Plant the American Persimmon because it makes a tremendous root system Then find a Japanese Fuyu bearing fruit, then cut a branch off it to create a scion and Ask David how to graft that to the American Persimmon tree. He Knows How its done!

[@blackandwhite1756]

I see jack fruit in the background , my jackfruits are dropping...help......

[@davidthegood]

It's probably just the male blooms falling. Has it produced before?

[@blackandwhite1756]

@@davidthegood Yeah the fruit itself not the bloom. It grows to about the same size as your in the video then drops. I'm so frustrated now I want to just chop it down

[@davidthegood]

Are they no good when they fall?

[@blackandwhite1756]

@@davidthegood No good what so ever, I cut open one yesterday, it doesn't even have seeds in it. At first I was saying that maybe it's to young but at that size it should have seeds. All I see are some small dots like you'd see in a banana/plantain. I don't really understand what you were saying about seedless fruits in the video. If there's anything you know that can help, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[@chaudang1016]

Stop yapping too much andget to the answers, would you?

[@davidthegood]

Well... bye.

[@richlomakin]

I have a 3 year old Feijoa growing in a large pot.This season it dropped all its fruit and the fruit was very small. Last season the fruit was reasonable. What is happening this season? Does it need more fertaliser??

[@davidthegood]

Hard to say. It may be rootbound, which is causing stress on the tree.