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

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  • Опубликовано: 31 авг 2017
  • 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.thesurvivalgardener.com/pe...
    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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  • @davidthegood
    @davidthegood  2 года назад +1

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  • @humblecourageous3919
    @humblecourageous3919 2 года назад +5

    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
    @stevemcgraw4977 7 лет назад +8

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

  • @rustedoakhomestead
    @rustedoakhomestead 7 лет назад +15

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

  • @cjc9088
    @cjc9088 7 лет назад +2

    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! ;)

  • @eagletransport
    @eagletransport 5 лет назад +5

    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.

  • @ronmartinmhg2804
    @ronmartinmhg2804 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @ianmburke
    @ianmburke 7 лет назад +5

    Always great information!

  • @jimpurdy1692
    @jimpurdy1692 7 лет назад +2

    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.

  • @jennynguyen2356
    @jennynguyen2356 5 лет назад

    Thanks! This information helps me alot

  • @annmariejoshua698
    @annmariejoshua698 6 лет назад +3

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

  • @808Kalaoa420
    @808Kalaoa420 7 лет назад +3

    We appreciate you also. Aloha

  • @meldiaz4019
    @meldiaz4019 6 лет назад +3

    Your video was very informative thank you

  • @elsierra9741
    @elsierra9741 Год назад +3

    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
      @davidthegood  Год назад +2

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

    • @stevegaines-vq3bd
      @stevegaines-vq3bd Месяц назад

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

  • @mjf719
    @mjf719 7 лет назад +3

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

  • @s.j.anderson176
    @s.j.anderson176 7 лет назад +7

    Love the Great American Farm Tour shirt.

  • @irenesgardenandmore
    @irenesgardenandmore 2 года назад

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

  • @galentine09
    @galentine09 7 лет назад

    Great video...LOVE your shirt.

  • @yeshuaisthewaythetruthandt515
    @yeshuaisthewaythetruthandt515 7 лет назад +2

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

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  7 лет назад +5

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

  • @dollyhewett2553
    @dollyhewett2553 2 года назад +1

    THANK YOU, SIR

  • @TruckTaxiMoveIt
    @TruckTaxiMoveIt 6 лет назад +3

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

  • @juanitocruz7787
    @juanitocruz7787 6 лет назад +4

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

  • @marbarnes7063
    @marbarnes7063 7 лет назад +2

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

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  7 лет назад +5

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

  • @glow1815
    @glow1815 4 года назад

    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?

  • @josefa277
    @josefa277 6 лет назад

    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.

  • @twal5299
    @twal5299 2 года назад

    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 ??

  • @marpanelo1739
    @marpanelo1739 3 года назад +3

    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.

  • @polkcellar
    @polkcellar 2 года назад

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

  • @paulmashi4661
    @paulmashi4661 4 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @erlindajohnson1440
    @erlindajohnson1440 2 года назад

    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

  • @roccoconte2960
    @roccoconte2960 5 лет назад

    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.

  • @FukushimaRadiation
    @FukushimaRadiation 7 лет назад

    Does the tree have a wind break?

  • @peterbedford2610
    @peterbedford2610 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @sleepycobra9152
    @sleepycobra9152 6 лет назад

    Dave thanks had a same question

  • @MuhammadAli-pi2ew
    @MuhammadAli-pi2ew 5 лет назад

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

  • @ramseyrichards2971
    @ramseyrichards2971 5 лет назад

    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
      @davidthegood  5 лет назад

      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.

  • @rodricksharpe3668
    @rodricksharpe3668 4 года назад

    Wow.. youre very smart

  • @kimngoct
    @kimngoct Год назад

    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
      @davidthegood  Год назад +1

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

  • @amoliteown9833
    @amoliteown9833 5 лет назад

    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
      @davidthegood  5 лет назад

      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
      @amoliteown9833 5 лет назад

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

  • @edwardleroy7648
    @edwardleroy7648 7 лет назад

    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
      @davidthegood  7 лет назад +2

      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
      @b_uppy 7 лет назад +1

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

    • @edwardleroy7648
      @edwardleroy7648 7 лет назад

      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

  • @shirleychatagnier4920
    @shirleychatagnier4920 6 лет назад

    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
      @davidthegood  6 лет назад

      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
    @xdialga361445x 7 лет назад

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

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  7 лет назад +3

      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
      @xdialga361445x 7 лет назад

      David The Good hmm oh ok

  • @bluesky3796
    @bluesky3796 6 лет назад

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

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  6 лет назад

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

  • @MarieLagu
    @MarieLagu 7 лет назад

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

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  7 лет назад

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

    • @albrown1388
      @albrown1388 6 лет назад +2

      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!

  • @annaPogh
    @annaPogh Год назад

    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

  • @Marcus-sh7vj
    @Marcus-sh7vj 6 лет назад +1

    wat contry are u

  • @rubenmoreno7132
    @rubenmoreno7132 5 лет назад

    how often should the fuyu persimomn be water

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 лет назад

      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.

  • @russellraposa2461
    @russellraposa2461 7 лет назад +1

    Dave nice shirt

  • @funmoney757
    @funmoney757 6 лет назад

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

  • @Innerdiamond
    @Innerdiamond 3 месяца назад

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

  • @Celestes_Nest
    @Celestes_Nest 6 лет назад +1

    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!

  • @lauraflasch7749
    @lauraflasch7749 7 лет назад

    Nice shirt.

  • @chriswin1st
    @chriswin1st 2 года назад

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

  • @nicoleoconnor3769
    @nicoleoconnor3769 6 лет назад

    Why all my breadfruit dropping of the tree

  • @minipham6524
    @minipham6524 2 года назад

    nice jack fruits behind you

  • @richlomakin
    @richlomakin 5 лет назад

    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
      @davidthegood  5 лет назад

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

  • @insomniousdream
    @insomniousdream 7 лет назад

    Haha! First thumbs up! Booya!

  • @christiensgarden3325
    @christiensgarden3325 4 года назад

    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
      @davidthegood  4 года назад

      Sure - my email is david@floridafoodforests.com

  • @sambmendez2454
    @sambmendez2454 7 лет назад +1

    Niice shirt

  • @Sal-wt4qm
    @Sal-wt4qm 4 года назад +1

    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
    @manguydude287 7 лет назад +1

    Drop it like it's hot hahaha

  • @blackandwhite1756
    @blackandwhite1756 5 лет назад

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

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 лет назад

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

    • @blackandwhite1756
      @blackandwhite1756 5 лет назад

      @@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
      @davidthegood  5 лет назад

      Are they no good when they fall?

    • @blackandwhite1756
      @blackandwhite1756 5 лет назад

      @@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.

  • @Anonymous-qg9oe
    @Anonymous-qg9oe 4 года назад

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

  • @pharmerhouse
    @pharmerhouse 6 лет назад

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

  • @candyceg5668
    @candyceg5668 7 лет назад +1

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

  • @ChallengeTheNarrative
    @ChallengeTheNarrative 6 лет назад

    Tree has gone teenager 😌
    Check the plums

  • @MK-km2wc
    @MK-km2wc 2 года назад +1

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

  • @EvendimataE
    @EvendimataE 2 года назад

    you look like Michael Schumacher

  • @cjmaliko2848
    @cjmaliko2848 6 лет назад

    J

  • @robblanks2141
    @robblanks2141 2 года назад

    Punny dude. Good advice though thanks 😊😆

  • @annagute7681
    @annagute7681 3 года назад

    :D

  • @dollyhewett2553
    @dollyhewett2553 2 года назад

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

  • @chaudang1016
    @chaudang1016 3 года назад

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

  • @mamabearC879
    @mamabearC879 3 года назад

    Thank you.