"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-03-11 17:16:54 +0000, "Ophelia" said:


"harry" wrote in message
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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.

That sounds more like drought, though of course, it is just possible that
your trees are very old and simply past their best? We have an ancient
apple tree like that but I can't bear to think of it being cut down,
although it's useless as a fruit tree!

Hmm well, these are about 10 years old... is that very old?? They are dwarf
so perhaps that makes a difference?

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