Why are our pawpaws falling off the tree? (forum)

Lorraine starts with ...
We have successfully grown red pawpaws from seeds and they are about 1 year in good growth. We have had some of the baby pawpaws about the size of a large walnut fall off one of the trees.

Can anyone give us comments as to why and what we should do to stop this?


Time: 27th December 2009 9:52am

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Wayne says...
Hello Lorraine
Immature fruit drop is a sign that your Pawpaw trees are lacking Calcium, apply a dressing of DOLOMITE one clenched handful per sq metre under the canopy...and please let us know how you get on


Time: 27th December 2009 10:56am

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Lorraine says...
Wayne, thank you very much for your quick response.

Time: 27th December 2009 11:01am

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Jill says...
This year I have very little fruit on my trees (apricots, nectarines, peacharines and some blueberries are falling immaturely. Could this be due to wetter weather than usual in winter and spring?

Time: 1st January 2010 6:43pm

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Julie says...
Jill, we had an unusually cold, wet spring this year in WA, and I had very few apricots and about 5 plums! I think it is due to lack of pollination - no bees around in that sort of weather.

A late apricot, and a peach which fruits mid-January did OK though.

Time: 2nd January 2010 3:29pm

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