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mderamo Monaca, PA(Zone 5b) Sep 24, 2003

My frind has 2 peach trees that have a lot of green fruit but they fall off before they ripen. There doesn't appear to be any outward signs of disease.
Any ideas?

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Jake Glen Arm, MD(Zone 7a) Sep 26, 2003

Did he thin them? Peaches can lose up to 90% of the fruit that sets and still have what is considered a full crop. If he still has time to thin then thin to 6" between fruit, that means alot of fruit on the ground.Seems like a waste but it's not. You'll get a bushel of 40-5" fruit if you thin or a bushel of 100-2" fuit if you don't. They may not have enough time to ripen before frost in your area.

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mderamo Monaca, PA(Zone 5b) Sep 29, 2003

Thanks I'm almost positive the trees weren't thinned. I'll be sure to pass on the information

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