This one? Here is a link that might be useful: Pappu

I woild gues that they dont just dissappear - they are either falling into the lawn or something is eating them. I wonder if the variety needs caprification? If so - then it has never borne ripe fruit. So asking if he has ever had fruit from the tree would solve that question (one fo rthe experts - would a spray with gibberrelic acid - blossom set - solve this problem? I beleive this is used for getting large seedless grapes and is in products for early tomatoes). If the fruits are falling off, the link below has some causes of fruit failure. If something is eating them, certainly dogs or cats could help. Also, bird netting (they have it at local garden centers here - probably in your area as well). I suppose that the branch tying could have a role but unless someone else does that, there isnt likely to be an answer. The tree could be in the shade. It might be getting too much nitrogen. If he is an avid gardener, he might be overfeeding it or the lawn around it. Hoipefully these suggestions will help & others may also have more. Best wishes Daniel Here is a link that might be useful: page down - causes of fruit failure in figs.

Thanks Laura! You're so sweet; you always make people feel welcome. Thank you for being on the forum! Northbay- Great advice about checking the water. I'm on ag water (aka from the canal system. Great for my horses, not so great for drinking in the house...) so I'm sure it's all messed up. Where did you have your water tested? Did you buy a kit or did you take a sample somewhere? My plumeria have been banned from the house until fall. My Sweetheart found the "house guests" offensive. It may not have been the plants so much as the perlite all over the house, courtesy of two very naughty cats. So, alas, I cannot bring them in. Very strange that the rats chewed on them. I can't imagine all that sap tasted very good. If you every want to borrow bad cats to guard your trees, let me know. (As i type this one of them is scratching the heck out of the couch. Free to good home? just kidding!) valeriev- Bummer about the lack of sun. How big is your tree? Do you know what cultivar it is? I have a bunch of (I think) Dwarf Singapore Pinks that seem to like a afternoon shade, but I imagine the rest of 'em would stagnate completely without sun. You could always become the Crazy Lady with grow lights on your balcony ;) Thankfully the plumeria are kickin' it into high gear. They're finally leafing out with gusto, and my Divine should open its first bloom within a week! I am so excited!!! They've done much better after a foliar spray with seaweed extract, combined with some heat. It's very nice to know there are other people up here growing plumeria successfully. I was talking to a guy at Navalets trying to find Foliage Pro and told him I was trying to grow plumeria and he said "You can't grow those here! Why would you even try?". Then began the discussion of over wintering in the dining room, the fertilizing routine, reading them bedtime stories, etc. Thanks everyone! Rachel

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