Poor fruit set (forum)

PaulB starts with ...
Can anyone tell why I have such a poor fruit set this year on all my stone fruit? they were pruned in winter and feed in spring. Last year I had loads of fruit of the same trees.
Thanks

Time: 8th November 2012 7:47am

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MaryT says...
We've not had much rain in Sydney - have you watered them adequately? Do they rely on pollinating insects, bees etc? Any of them about? I've noticed better fruit set with all my fruit trees this year because I gave them extra water and tried to attract more bees (they disappeared for a while but coming back in small numbers)

Time: 8th November 2012 7:57am

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lenn says...
Did you prune off last year"s growth and thereby removed the fruiting wood?

Time: 8th November 2012 8:11am

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PaulB says...
Ah, might be the pruning, I did do it very hard as I had not pruned for a couple of years

many thanks, I'll see what happens next year

Time: 8th November 2012 9:09am

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