Meyer Lemon Fruit Drop: Transplant Shock or Scale

Meyer Lemon Fruit Drop: Transplant Shock or Scale

Two Meyer lemons in San Antonio, one dropping tiny yellow-then-black fruit, watered 3x/week, fertilized: likely transplant shock (can't support fruit + roots) or scale insects causing abortion.

Check for Scale

• Look for brown oval bumps on branches; scrape off with nail, liquid inside.
• If found: Bayer Advanced soil drench.

If No Scale

• Give time; tree blooms/fruits all summer.
• May need bees for pollination (unpollinated fruit drops).

General

Transplanted citrus often drops first crop. Patience and consistent care yield future harvests.