The fuyu is 4 years old and it bear fruit for the first time.

Jun 08, It is called 'the June drop'. At this time of year fruit trees shed fruitlets that have not been fully pollinated, or which the tree cannot support to maturity. Usually only a proportion of the fruitlets drop, but possibly because it is still too young your pear tree has dropped the lot.

Hopefully in future years it will hold onto its crop. Sep 30, Owdboggy. Pears generally do not ripen on the tree. You need to remove the fruit when they begin to drop and ripen them in a cool dark place. Keep an eye on them as they do have a nasty habit of going ripe and rotting within minutes! 30 Sep, Owdboggy. Mar 07, People often wonder why their fruit tree has dropped or shed fruit before they get a chance to ripen!

In this video, I explain 4 reasons why fruit trees drop.

Treat the trees with a fungicide.

May 14, Home gardeners often become concerned when their fruit trees begin dropping fruit prematurely. In some cases, fruit drop is nature's way of reducing a heavy fruit load. In other cases, premature fruit drop may be caused by pests and diseases, adverse weather conditions or poor cultural practices.

Jul 23, There are several fungal diseases that may infect peach trees and cause the fruit to drop early. For example, brown rot can infect twigs, blossoms and fruit. Infected fruit may fall to the ground. Jun 20, pear fruitlets dropping off. Our conference pear fruited for the first time this year (4 years old or so) to our delight. There must have been at least 2 dozen fruitlets. Now, to our dismay, virtually every one of them has, over the past month, dropped off.

The stalks yellowed initially, yet the fruit itself looked perfectly healthy.