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May 18, There are many reasons fig trees start dropping figs. Below are the most common reasons for this fig tree problem.

Lack of Water Causes Dropping Figs. Drought or inconsistent watering is the most common reason that fig fruit falls off the tree. This is also the reason that this fig tree problem commonly affects fig trees in bushcutting.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. Poor cultural conditions, pests and diseases, can cause a fig tree to drop unripened fruits from the tree.

Unripe figs are inedible and will not ripen off the tree. Water Stress. I searched earlier postings on this forum and found these possible answers: overfertilization; overwatering; too hot; figs need to be thinned; raccoons and opossums.

Someone also mentioned that Brown Turkey figs also often drop fruit. We don't know what variety this fig tree is. Hi Anne, without seeing the damage it is hard to say what the blemishes are, but possibilities are fungal disease such as Fig Rust, insect damage such as mites, hail.

Jun 22, In areas with poor drainage, overwatering fig trees can also cause fruit to fall off the tree early. Too much water can deoxygenate the soil and damage the roots. Wet conditions can also encourage root rot fungi and bacterial infections.

Never plant figs in sites where water stands for more than 24 hours after rainfall. Then all figs from different sizes all turned yellow and started to become all spongeous. This fig tree is infected by Mosaic Virus and has small growing irregularly sized leaves.

This virus is said to be inoffensive as when the temperature rises, the effects (mottled. The fig tree is susceptible to two pests -- the Pacific spider mite and the two-spotted spider mite -- that might also cause green leaves to drop from the tree. The mites usually begin feeding in. paducah tree removal