Persimmons normally do have a June drop that can continue into early July, and the fruitlets often discolor prior to falling, though they usually turn brown rather than black. Branches will die off, and leaves will wilt and fall, starting at the top of the tree and moving down. Nematodes. Is this really the case? Avoid crown gall persimmon tree diseases by protecting the tree from open wounds. Many or all of the flowers will fall off without setting fruit. If you pinch the blossoms off your tree before the petals drop and fruit begins to form, you will also be able to help avoid overbearing and fruit drop. The problem is that it looks like most of the Persimmon trees dropping fruit - DoItYourself.com Community Forums Gardening and Horticulture - Persimmon trees dropping fruit - Hi All, I put down a couple of persimmon trees and they both put out a lot of blossoms. The flowers form in the axils of the new growth – that’s the angle between a leafstalk and the branch the leaf is attached to (see the photo in the gallery below). This is a fungus that can be fatal to persimmon trees in just a few years. The fruit is continually maturing, and getting bigger, however, they are still falling from the tree without provocation. Your son may ask the neighbors whether the tree usually produces edible fruit in previous years. For such a plant that is practicallly a dead twig during winter it seems to need so much water! I have about 10 fruit falling from the tree each day. Persimmon disease control in this case means taking good care of the tree. This means that a single tree may produce a large crop one year, and almost no fruit the next year. You’ll find them on this spring’s new growth that is emerging from one-year-old limbs. The reason persimmons fall from the tree before they ripen is the result of parthenocarpy, which a fascinating botanical phenomenon. If your tree is missing these important elements, it may bloom, but it will not likely set fruit. It can take up to 8 years for your tree to fully produce a crop of persimmons. Then, all of the sudden, they started falling off. Unfortunately, you’ll need to dig up and destroy impacted trees and solarize the soil. If your tree is not self-pollinating, it needs a compatible pollinator tree planted nearby. Anthracnose. Nematodes cause galls on roots that prevent the tree from getting water. Pick your persimmons in early fall. Diseases in persimmon trees also include anthracnose. This spring, lots of little persimmons appeared, but they soon fell off. For that reason, you should strip any fruit a young tree tries to produce the first year or two after planting. Also, pollination-helping beneficials like bees, birds, and wind need to be adequately present. 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