I had the same experience with several trees already, Excel seems to be hit the worst. The last one popped off yesterday. All of them seem to have some discoloring at some point of the fruit, almost like "blossom end rot" you would see on Tomatoes. Sucks, I was looking forward to them.
All of my affected trees are potted.
I think it's just a symptom of rollercoaster-moisture. Can't keep the damned trees wet enough.