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I'm not sure about the trees but a bunch of plants release ethylene as a stress response (too much water, not enough water, too much salt, etc), causing fruit to ripen faster likely increasing their chances at successfully reproducing. You can suspend ripening in apples for instance by blocking the ethylene receptors.