INCREASE the LIFE & HEALTH of your PEACH TREE by Pruning
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- Never to late to start. I go over the first first year sharing how to INCREASE the LIFE & HEALTH of your PEACH TREE by Pruning in Back to Eden permaculture food forest garden.
This was fantastic. The pruning anxiety is REAL! Thank you for addressing that out of the gate.
It's SO real. I nearly gasped...no, I DID gasp when he cut the HUGE branch off. It took HALF the tree. *GASP*
I too suffer from pruning anxiety. Valium helped.
That was the best demonstration of pruning and why I have seen! Thank you , your efforts are appreciated.
THANK YOU.. I enjoy the work that goes into making them. And intern enjoy hearing from you...
Totally agree
This is very helpful and just what I needed to help me overcome my fear of pruning my little peach trees!
Glad this was helpful.. THANK YOU.
Now THIS is pruning, boys and girls. A+
THANK YOU kindly. Have a great year forward.
I'm living in my parents home now and my father planted a peach tree that's been pretty neglected since his passing 7 years ago.
I looked at it today and wondered, how can I get this tree in better shape and growing bigger peaches? Now I know I have a lot of pruning to do, thank you for your knowledge!
Have you ever tried bud-notching to bring what appears to be a dormant bud back to life? Notching involves making a small cut above a bud to stimulate growth. I am working with a newly planted peach and want to push out some limb growth below the existing scaffolds (which I think are too high). No branches are very large at all yet.
I have some confidence with this technique for apples but not sure how it will work with stone fruits.
Mr Paul G. From back to Eden prunes that branch going straight up causes more fruiting on side branches and because of the weight of the fruit his trees branches bent downward and as tree got thicker those branches were permanent making it easy for him to get to.
I agree.. he has so much fruit he can not keep it of the ground.. THAT is a good thing. THANKS for watching.
This was really good I pruned today my new tree but now I see I need to take a little more to open it up more to the sun
It will be fine. You can see that it was the correct thing to do. THANKS.
My peach trees have been in the ground for exactly one year and are beginning to bud out. Great timing, thank you.
Thanks for giving knowledge today.
I have learned more from this video than any other on TH-cam thank you
That is very kind of you. Have a great weekend.
Great video, thank you for sharing the knowledge
Nice video, I wish I had found this one first!
Very helpful step by step demonstration. A miracle has happened in our townhouse community where a sector behind our homes was cleared and we all pitched in and bought fruit trees. Two are peach. After the first year we are going to prune them per your guidance. We are south of San Diego which I think is zone nine...?
THAT is REALLY GREAT NEWS. I am so glad to hear that it was a community type idea. Wishing you all fun and fantastic harvest in the future for many years to come. THANK YOU for sharing.
The timing of this is amazing! I'm zone 6, have a 1 year old peach tree that is starting to bud up, and I was suspecting that I might need to prune it, and now I know how!!!!! Thank you
THANK YOU... You have a FANTASTIC Channel. Looking forward to watching & learning. Just sub...
I AM ORGANIC GARDENING thanks so much 😀 I'd be a hazard to myself with more space, lol, but I try and make use of what I have
By the way I am affected by the dreaded fruit fly, gorgeous peaches in year one, riddled with maggots and inedible ( unless you like maggots)year two tried all sorts deterrents including locel custom of tying individual paper bags round the fruit, and still ended with fruit fly, year three picked before ripe and made delicious chutney. Also had to pick off all leaves with the red blobs on. Trust year 4 will be the best so far.
You did great job on your tree. Now on my tree, I leave most of the short pencil thick branches and also make a heading cut at a outward facing branch, not a bud. The little hairy limbs give best fruit.
Will look into that and try... THANKS for sharing
Wow amazing 🌷🌷🌱❤❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Very helpful. I have not heard about the importance of "red wood"
Very helpful illustration. T.U
Glad it was helpful! And THANK YOU.
excellent! i'm going to prune my little peach tree tomorrow.
Wonderful! Enjoy.
Great, thanks
I thought we do not want to leave a stump like that, but instead, cut close to the branch below....to prevent dying back.
Thank you for the Video.
You bet. Here to share. THANKS
Nice ..
Thank you! Cheers!
I have a peach tree that's in its second year with me and I have five fruit total on it. The tree itself is 8 feet tall. One of the fruit already looks ripe- nice and soft- but it's only golf ball sized. Is it because I didn't trim it down enough? It's pretty full of leaves and there are even leaves just growing out of the stalks as well as on individual tiny branches.
Very good video. lots of great tips clearly detailed. I am sure you planed it, but in the end, it looks like you removed all of the 1 year old fruiting wood, so you will not really get any fruit next year, but will have good shape. I would have left a few of the 50cm red fruiting wood segments, like the fist cut after the central leader removal (4:30) looked good to keep.
Thanks for the tips!
My pleasure.. And THANK YOU.
I want my tree to produce fruit and shade at the same time so I can move and nap under it.
What pruning technique I can use???
Thank you, I have a peach tree has some black glue on it how I treat it🙏
Very nice and informative!! Thank you for sharing your expertise. I’m going to prune my 3 year old peach tree in February so I can have bigger and sweeter fruits comes summer 👍
Here to share. And THANK YOU for watching.
Thank you Mark for the useful information. I will recheck my pruned peach trees (year old) and may have to make a few more cuts. My pruning saw leaves such a smooth cut on my apole trees. It looks like I used 800 grit sandpaper its that smooth! As always, very informative video. ❤️
Yes, you have a great saw there and THANK YOU for that information.
Thank you so much for the lesson! Very helpful! We bought a peach tree this year and have no idea what's next... but we make sure we learnt from every mistake that we made each season.
Glad it was helpful. Thanks.
I absolutely BUTCHERED my peach tree today... but this video made me feel better. Maybe it'll grow back fine and I can do better next year.
I think you will do very well. Happy gardening.
What did you do with all the growth you cut off?
This was an excellent video. Do you have one on how to prune Italian prune trees or would you prune it the same as you did this peach tree? I just planted my Italian prune this spring. So should I prune it next year? Thank you.
You can also prune peaches into blossom time I have many times but when you have 20 acres of peaches you get behind.
Great info.. That is a lot of peaches.. Very nice to see.
Hi! Thank you for the video. Do your peach trees make gum when you prune them?
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Can’t you prune the old tree?
Just bought 7 from HD and planted in July. Zone 6 as well. Should I wait for a little after planting them in the ground to prune? Also, what if I can't cut to make my scaffold that low, say I could do 4ft? When I bought them, they already have a semi long trunk. Thanks for anyone's advice
If I get you right: the fruit should come on 2-year wood? But if you remove all 1-year shoots, you won't have any 2-year wood next year…
Also - removing the top, leaving a stub like that, what will happen with the stub?
Thanks for the good pruning education. One has really learned a lot. Your video came handy with valuable insight. Jabulani from South Africa
Can I prune my fruit trees on winter? I'm bought lots of trees. Have zero knowledge about pruning and fertilizing. I thought just watering them. And expect produce fruits.
Great video, but I didn't understand "facing downwards" at 4:34. Can you elaborate? Was it coming off the main branch downwards, then up? Thanks
Thank you for all the videos, Mark, but YES! I was totally confused about that as well. Can you please explain why that branch was “facing downward”? Thank you ahead of time.
I can see your point about facing downward. What I meant was that is branch I cut was downward facing because it was a strong branch just under another main branch.. And if left it just grow downwards. Hope this helps explains. Thanks
Hey, thanks for your great explanation! It's been a very helpful guide. I do have a question; I was told to protect my whole (new) peach tree during winter with a special bag, that covers the leave and branches. Could you tell a little more about that? For example what material would be good to use (bubble plastic, nylon-bag, anything?). Thanks, I'm looking forward to more feature videos.
I have never done that or know very little about it. Sorry. And THANK YOU for watching my videos.
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Hi! Loved the video! Can I prune after flowers, or should I wait until fall/winter
You can.. But best in fall/winter. Thanks
I love that trees!
Great, Thanks
Just watched your video, very informative ! My peach tree is almost two years old now. I have not pruned because I wanted the tree to get established...I'm finding out now from the video I made a mistake. The tree really took off, it's about ten feet tall and bearing a lot of fruit. All that being said....can I prune it now ? I'm in South Jersey and it's June. Thank you and I hope to hear from you.
Wait until the first of winter.
My 1 year old peach tree has what looks like sap coming out of the limbs. Any ideas or remedies? 😮
If you use that wood from the last tree you showed to cook or heat you didn’t really loose 25 bucks,, nice job ty for the video ..
I just want you to know you made me feel SO MUCH BETYER .. I pruned my tree SAME as you but I felt guilty like I did too much .. but I think I did ok thanks!!
Always here to listen and share... THANK YOU.
Thanks for your information & great presentation,going to help lots of people.
So nice of you to say. THANKS
So to summerize... chose three branches and cut everything off them.
leaf curl is driving me nuts. any tips? I sprayed with sulfur in late winter.
Thank you so much. That was easy to understand and your camera work was very clear.
Great to hear. Enjoy.& THANK YOU. Happy Gardening.
Mark I love your videos. Always waiting for the next one. Always the teacher. It is your calling
THANK YOU.. I am more of the class clown type.
Very informative but I’m a bit confused about the pruning of the “downward” branches. It looked like they were pointing up instead of down. Thanks
Hi, any branch that is less then 45 degrees. YES , they are facing upward slightly but less then 45 degrees
Best video I’ve seen by far. Only one question. Why would that one branch possibly break if it’s more than 45 degrees?
The weight of all the fruit.
It's a miracle that the peach tree that my Mother planted in 1992 is still producing. I didn't pay close attention to the tree as it was growing. Then one day in 2015 as I was sitting in the living room I saw a peach on the tree. The tree had peaches on every limb. So many until we had to tie the tree back to keep the branches from hanging to the ground. I still didn't cut one limb from the tree until 2021. In 2022 and 2023 frost got to it. This year I am treating that tree like a BABY! lol I will cut a few more of the thin branches next year. I am afraid to cut anything off now because again every limb has peach buds. Lastly I was under the impression that peach trees only lasted 8 to 10 years. I think my tree has proven that not to be true. I had so many peaches in 2015 until I bagged them up and stood out in front of my house and waved cars down and handed them bags of peaches. I live in rural North Carolina where everybody knows everybody. Thank You for your great advice.
Hi!! I just bought a peach tree from the local garden center… I think it is in bad shape … its never been pruned… its about 6 feet tall… it has already bloomed and set fruit for this year … i did my best to break up the root ball and its planted in good soil…. I am not sure whether to go ahead and prune it now and/or pull off the tiny fruits or what to do? can you help?
Prune when all the leaves are gone for one month. Thanks
Excellent - thank you. What are your thoughts on pruning after trees have flowered?
It will slow the tree down but it will not harm it. You will lose the fruit. But better than a broken main branch with to much. THANKS
Thanks for the video. It was very helpful! If a fruit tree has gone too long without pruning, can it be corrected?
Yes, correct
this was the most helpful and step by step ive been needing to see. can I ask though...when is it too late to prune? I have a 2 year peach tree thats not been pruned its got a ton of branches I know should go and buds all over it now. much larger than the ones on your tree. should I wait?
Yes, wait until the fruit sets an grows to the size of 1 inch.
It’s april 16, 2019 and I am already getting baby peaches, Do I need to wait to prune? I don’t want my limbs to break!!! Thank you
This will be helpful.. do not prune.. BUT THIN the fruit ONLY. . Please read this link. homeguides.sfgate.com/thin-peach-tree-fruit-57131.html
After purchasing a one gallon potted peach this past winter, I transplanted it into a big barrell type pot. It is growing nicely but had lots of shoots growing down the trunk. It is early summer in Florida now, can I still prune the tree back?
Does this method of pruning work for all fruit trees?
Sorry, this video was about peach trees only... For example in apples tree you should only remove 30% per year and it fruit buds are different. THANK YOU for asking.
Thanks for replying. I planted 5 new fruit trees on our homestead last week so I'm looking at how to prune and care for them all. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with all of us!
Great video, thanks, really clear. Winter in Australia so I am off to prune!!
I am freaking out my peach tree don’t have strong main branche
At that level. I only got one that I see my
All will be OK. Give it more time. Thanks
Im in the tropic and my one year peach has grow over 3m while another is under 1m.its leaves doesnt fall off .do l prune the same way?
And I also see green.
I hope to stay that way.
greeting
100% agree. THANKS
hlo sir may we train peach tree into espallier shape . please guide me this year i am going to plant new orchard and want to protect it from high speed wind . please guide me
Sorry I do not know this answer.
Tomorrow i am going to prune my peach trees, and this video helped me. Thanks a lot.
Hello. Should I avoid pruning until its been in the ground for a year or so?
Yes, please do. Thanks
Thanks man I let mines go and one died. But back to the basics. Started pruning my life and now back to everything around me. If no growth, no need of it. And good consistent pruning always brings growth
You can do it.
nice. now go prune an old overgrown peach tree.
will be waiting & watching for it...
How come they're is no leaves?
Winter time when I made this video. No leaves on any trees.
Thank you!
THANKS
good speaker, clear and brief and informatuve
Hey Mark, we live fairly close to each other, I'm in Somerset NJ. Lately we've been getting large swings in temperature. My peach trees are in full bloom, but I'm not seeing many pollinators. Do you suggest hand pollinating, or just let nature take its course ?
First find out what type of peach trees you have..Do you know the varieties? Most are self pollinating . THANKS...
I’m in Brisbane Australia. We don’t get a winter. Technically we get the name winter but it doesn’t drop past 25deg Celsius. Any tips on when to prune. The leaves never fall off and my peaches have just been harvested. It’s currently 6ft tall and round tree shape. Thanks in advance.
I would give 30 days after the last harvest. THANK YOU.
Question: Do you need 2 peach trees to produce fruit? I only have 1 tree which had numerous flowers this spring, but I'm concerned it won't have fruit later on. I'm learning so much! Thank you for taking the time to teach.
No , you do not need two trees for peaches. Enjoy
My tree is 6 years old. It was in a big pot.This year I transferred to ground last September. It is doing well. It is like a cup in shape open in the middle, but it has 4 main branches not three.Should I remove one of them next year,or should I keep it? I was afraid to damage it because it is a thick branch.Thank you.
KEEP all the main branches. It will do well. Thanks
Good instructions. Much appreciated. Just bought a reliance peach tree. Going to prune it today. My neighbor has a tree and never pruned it. Branches flopping over. He has 2x4s supporting it up.
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. And Many peach's in your future.
great tips Thanks Dave from Australia
Great info...we live in NW Florida and planted a dwarf peach tree earlier in the spring. My tree is growing well...maybe too well.? I have two very tall single branches shooting straight up. We are in hurricane season now and my fear is that this tree may just bend in half during a storm. Can/should I prune it back now or just let nature take its course?
I would stake it.. Let it grow this year.
Hey Mark. I am also in zone 6b and am starting a food forest this spring. Which peach varieties have you had the most success with or which would you suggest?
Suncrest..
Great video. I had a peach tree from Costco from new year( 9 months ago) but know I have a lot branches I wonder should I trim some to make it look good or wait until February? Pls help
i would wait..
Thanks for info. Very helpful
Glad it was helpful! Thanks.
very helpful video just what i needed right now. thanks for sharing.
GREAT to hear...THANK YOU.
Hello, Just wanted you to know those pruning shears you are using are not called Lopers. Lopers is what you want to avoid. Look up the difference and you will see what I am talking about. Thanks for your demonstration.
Good to know!
I'm Zone 3/4 and going to put a peach tree in a mini-greenhouse that should boost the inside to Zone 6-8. There will be limited space so I need to control the breadth and height. If I top off the height will I get new buds closer to the ground, allowing me to get new framework branches closer to the ground? Secondly, how do I continually renew the red(1st year) growth along the framework branches, or is this just natural? Thanks. Great video...
I do not think that would be a good idea. It will suffer form lack of air circulation increasing disease.
@@iamorganicgardening Yes, I can appreciate that could be a big problem, and one I will be trying to mitigate with passive circulation via an open door, open sides and a window during the growing season. Perhaps I need to look at adding a fan to actively increase circulation of air too. Since plans are already in progress, and trees ordered, I will have to see how they do. Have you had air circulation issues or just speculation? Also, any comments on the bud regrowth questions?
I have had a peach tree for a few years and it has barley grown at all. I'm wondering if something is wrong with it. Maybe it would help if I take of the flowers before they bloom, so it can use that energy for growing new branches.
Leave the flowers on please. It may be root bound, or in very hard soil. I would try to buy a small 5 lb bag of worm casting and mix in the top 1 to 2 inches of the soil with in 2 feet around the tree truck. You will be adding soil microbes back in to the soil and then cover with mulch. Thanks
Not a science! Just what I needed to hear! Thanks
Glad it was helpful! THANK YOU.
I live in Palm Springs (zone 9b) and have seen beautiful peaches growing here that usually ripen in the late spring. Two years ago I planted two peach trees that are doing well but a little whacky. Last year I pruned in the spring, sadly without the help of your great video, and for a time I thought I had killed them as it took them a very long time to recover and finally bloom and then leaf out for the summer. I didn't think they were going to fruit as they are both early varieties (Elba? I think...) and June, July, and August produced nothing and I saw no small fruits on the branches. Then all of a sudden toward the end of September the tree seemed to explode with very small, but very sweet and fully ripened peaches! Do you have any idea if that was a result of my hack job in pruning or do you think it could be a matter of the wrong variety for this special climate? That is to say--very late fruiting, very small fruit, very many fruits for the small size and young age of the tree. Any input you can offer would really be appreciated as it seems you know quite a lot about taking care of these lovely trees. Thank you for the very informative video!
I wish I could help you.. But that is a new one for me.. SORRY
Wow. . This is the best video ive seen on pruning.....i have never pruned my daughters peach tree. .hopefully its not too late..its 8 years old..have to wait for fall weather now..😒
THANK YOU...
Just moved into a new house that had a peach tree that's a few years old and never was prunned. Started pruning and looking forward to next year's harvest.
Enjoy it. THANKS
Excellent, thanks, moved to Spain and new to peach trees after long years in Scotland. Great demo and I am off to the orchard to get started.
Sounds great! Enjoy.
How much do we take off from the top in a heading cut?
Why not just top the experiment tree and see what happens?