why are my dates dropping prematurely?

my trees are over 20Y old (outdoors and ~20ft tall). i just baught the property and previous owner said that the two trees produce a huge ammount every year. there are lots of buds on the tree but they fall off very small. at this rate none of them will ripen.
how do i stop this? what am i doing wrong?
trees are irrigated regularly same as they have been in the last 20 years.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 05/17/2019 @ 4:44 pm

Premature fruit drop can be caused by many different factors.
These links have more information for you and can help you access the tree.
https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/10549/PDF ^[1]
https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/date.html ^[2]

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