On Fri, 1 Jan 2016 18:43:57 -0800 (PST), Hypatia Nachshon
wrote:

Golden globes hanging on my dwarf Washington.

Several fallen off because theysplit (why?) but I keep
exhorting the survivors to hang in there just two
more weeks till my children arrive from New York for
my birthday party.

Taste ineffable...

HB

There is no one reason why the splitting occurs. It can be a
combination of things. According to the article below, it is likely
tree stress due to fluctuations in any of these - temp, humidity, soil
moisture and possibly fertilizer.

http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/8038.pdf

I have a tree loaded with kumquats right now....the tree is sitting in
my kitchen, over wintering in a southern exposure. There is jam in my
future.

Boron