Need pruning advice for my peach tree
Jessica Brigham
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Advice on Pruning Newly Planted Peach Tree
Comments (3)You can't really do that with peach trees as it may kill it. Only new wood can be counted on to generate new buds next year. The tree was trained to be an open center from close to the ground. If you have squirrels or coons (and no adequate chase dog) and don't plan an electric fence you may want to tape up a branch to grow vertical so you can start your scaffolds at about 4'. This will allow you to attach something to the trunk which will prevent these animals from getting up the tree....See MoreDoes my peach tree need pruning?
Comments (5)Sorry about that. I used the wrong code for posting images. Here's the post again Hi everyone. I planted this July-Elberta peach tree sometime in mid-may. It was a bare root fruit tree. The branches never came out from the trunk because the buds were dead, however, on the very top of the tree, branches did start growing. Anyways, I believe this tree is 2-3 years old, however its only been about 4 months or so since its been planted. From where the there is growth, there seems to be one main branch and right where the main branch is coming out of, there are 2-3 more branches. The main branch is giving off plenty of secondary branches And there are also many branches coming off of the other two branches I mentioned earlier: And all the secondary branches are growing in together and criss-crossing and what not like so: How can I go about doing this? My thoughts are two cut off the secondary branches that are growing inwards and are criss-crossing with other inward growing branches. However, as for the brances growing outward from the main branches, I will just leave them alone. Will this help in whatever growing season is left for the peach tree? Thank you!...See MoreNot citrus but i need some guidance for pruning my peach tree
Comments (4)go to youtube, search for Dave wilson nursery channel. Tom spellman has some great videos on pruning backyard trees. Im starting a fruit orchard (peach plum, etc) next spring and will be incorporating his advice. basically, prune from the center out to open the canopy up and control height for easy harvesting. Fruit size is most likely small because of water or nutrients. Thinning can help increase size also. Mike...See MoreNeed advice pruning newly planted peach tree
Comments (2)The tree should be grown on an open vase system and I would view a number of videos demonstrating that system, and familiarize yourself on how to shape the tree. Peach trees are fast growers, so don't be afraid to prune out much of the present tree. Concentrate on the long term goal of making the tree as productive as possible. I would definitely make the bottom marked cut and the thin lateral growing out below it. Then I would lower all of the other marked cuts to where the laterals start to branch out....See MoreJessica Brigham
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