On 3/11/2012 1:16 PM, Ophelia wrote:

"harry" wrote in message
...

Sounds like pollination failure. Many trees need an appropiate
partner, ie one in blossom at the same time. And insects to pollinate
them.
Also, a dry spell can also cause fruit to drop prematurely.

These come to fruit and then when they are half grown ... Is that a
failure of polination? and then there is the scab! This has only
happened in the past 2 years. They fruited fine until then.

Last year, one of my apple trees had not a single fruit on it - in
previous years, it's yielded enough to share with the extended family,
and still have plenty left for us. It _looks_ healthy, just like its
mate nearby.