Pruning a Two-Year Old Peach Tree

[@59markr]

I really appreciate how you repeat the key principles as you work through the tree. This reinforces the key messages and is ideal for novice pruners like me! 😁

[@mcjack8541]

Thank you for the straight forward video. Also, thanks for teaching without all the hype, it's exactly what I needed.

[@mizzougrad001]

Excellent; the most comprehensive, informative series on fruiting trees on KZbin.

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[@debbiekiggens8027]

Thank you...very informative and just the right amount of repeating so that I can remember what to cut when I walk out the door!!

[@andybbrown8752]

Thank you from New Zealand. Awesome information well presented

[@steelonius]

Talking about stiffening branches, my boss coined the term "force the taper." I don't know if anyone else says it, but I like it, and every time Dr. Parker says "stiffen those branches" I think about forcing the taper.

[@bobbrawley9439]

This video is much clearer than that book published originally 80 years ago at least. The video is the best University video ihave seen on how to prune fruit tree , bowl pattern. THE PHOTOGRAPHER concentrated on the prune being made not on the speaker like in many other institutionsl attempts at filming fruit tree pruning

[@tristaferencik746]

Excellent video. I'm a little more confident in pruning my peach tree this coming season!

[@saadullah8453]

Comprehensive training & pruning👍

[@kahvac]

Excellent video and presentation. It would be a treat if you could make other fruit tree videos apples, pears, plums, etc. Very professionally done. Thank You.

[@lindaburns7477]

Hi Peter, Sorry for the delay in replying. Peach trees should be pruned in the late winter (ideally, February) prior to flowering in the spring. Sometimes people get behind and they are pruning at flowering and that's not the end of the world. Some people do summer pruning also (not instead of late winter pruning, in addition to it - Dr. Parker has a video on summer pruning and what is achieved with that practice). Fall is not a good time to do pruning, especially a "major" pruning. It sets the plant up for possible cold damage. Pruning encourages plant growth and in the fall the plant should be going into dormancy, not putting on new growth. Hope that helps!

[@Green-talk]

paige Burns I have a six year old peach tree that was pruned last year but the center leader is still intact. How do I take it out without drastically harming the tree. I want to bring it down to size as well. We brought it down to about 10 feet last year.

[@lrigdrenlrigdren2147]

Thank you, I just bought my first peach tree at Home Depot, here in February 2021, and wanted to know if I should be pruning it now. I think so! These vios are great, very informative, good emos too!

[@lindaburns7477]

@@lrigdrenlrigdren2147 Yes indeed, now is the time to prune your peach tree! Good luck! Glad the videos help.

[@Oman-mv2mx]

great video, thanks for sharing such quality information!

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[@miaadamchannel187]

Excellent.. thank you for the ideas

[@bedorset579]

Great video, thanks very much!

[@YourFriendTomFromMyspace]

Thank you, this was helpful.

[@castleofcostamesa8291]

Thank you very much for your helpful video! Cheers from my urban food forest garden in Southern California!

[@MichelleSmithCreations]

Thank you for the information it was very helpful!

[@jonbogle6763]

Thanks for the video. This is great information.

[@joyhamilton4248]

Watching how much he prunes makes me anxious lol. But the Gardner in me understands. Thank for the info!

[@ErikPeterson1]

very helpful, thank you

[@bobfalk2896]

nice video. thank you!

[@BushCampingTools]

Great advice!

[@roccoconte2960]

great job very well explained

[@lynnewolf7576]

I just purchased a home last fall with 4 fruit trees ... was told one was pear, peach, apple and Cherry... was very worried with the cold in Feb to cut those trees ... I cut them today ... hope I did not hurt them.

[@alicekunce9672]

I'm nervous about pruning my peach trees. I've had them in the ground for about a year; I think they're two-three years old. One has a goblet structure started, but the other appears to have a central system. This video and the previous one are GREAT for helping me figure out how to prune the goblet one, but do you have any videos on how to fix one that has a central prune started? Also, I notice that your trees all have buds. Do I need to wait to prune until buds appear? Thanks!

[@chetgallaway]

What do they look like now, 10 years later?

[@alicekunce9672]

I sold my house in March of 2022...But at that time, one of them was thriving, the other never really grew. The thriving one bore tons of fruit, but they were always full of caterpillar frass, though.@@chetgallaway

[@kaochaos1]

Great, informative video.

[@VinceEspositoJr]

Do you cut off all thin branches/twigs that have only leaf buds? If we do that will be enough leaves? Or are the leaves associated with the fruit clusters enough? Thank you.

[@markwarren7116]

I have a 4 year old peach tree thats never been pruned. Most of the branches are on one side and the tree is leaning. I don't want to cut too much of the large brances being afraid it might ruin the tree.

[@Tazmaniac610]

Thank you sir.

[@beebob1279]

Excellent

[@philliptownsendartupclose8637]

Is all of this for fruit production? I just want my peach tree to have good shape on my patio even if it doesnt produce much fruit.

[@rolfejameria4566]

Wingman, another reason for pruning is that hybrid trees (which are essentially the only kind available today) are engineered and selected for fruit production, havest timing, fruit quality, size, etc. These are not wild trees. They do need pruning. A 10 foot tree could be providing you with several bushels of peaches vs. 40.

[@JeffBourke]

what's a bushel?

[@wildrangeringreen]

1.24 cubic feet, generally considered for peaces to be roughly 48-50 lbs

[@LegoPieStudios]

Hi, is this a spring pruning?

[@NatashaG1987]

I live in Canada, I bought my peach tree two summers ago and pruned it when I planted it (putting off basically everything except for the scaffolding branches. This summer however it produced over 30 peaches. So I want to know, when is the best time to prune my tree? Spring? Aprilish?

[@jazldazl9193]

late winter

[@ali865648]

Thank you. very Good.

[@HaibTshajHaib]

Love the flowers so I guess I'm keeping it full. Lol

[@Daniel-nf8pp]

Thank you. ✌

[@DanielWSonntag]

That was a helpful video... But the link no longer works for the document

[@christaboggess8116]

Attempted to get into the publication but webpage not found.

[@ThirdLawPair]

Would you do a heading cut on the scaffolds when training the trees into a quad-V system?

[@lindsayjl0204]

My peaches had worms last yr hope to do better this year

[@angelaamparan7309]

I just moved into a new house with a peace tree and had no idea I had to do any pruning. Peaches started to grow and I mean a ton and then they just stopped! What do I do? Or is it too late for me tree? I'd love any advice

[@vishnukrishna1529]

Wonderful!

[@Ziflinz]

There are many reasons to prune properly. For instance, I am not 10' tall so I have a hard time reaching that high. Pruning increases air flow and light reaching the fruits. Mother nature and time provide trees with a way to more successfully reproduce or spread... that doesn't always lead to the largest fruit or the easiest to harvest.

[@ElZorroFox1]

thank you

[@gamercubed]

Excellent video, just what I needed. Thanks!

[@elcidcampeador497]

This is such a proof that Bible (Genesis 2:15) is true! My goodness I love plants but what you are saying sounds martian to me. I'm really trying to see what you see and be able to prune my tree rather than massacre it by cutting all the wrong parts :) Thank you for sharing!

[@mariellanas6325]

This is really helpful! One question for you - why do we avoid branches lower down on a tree (

[@newgarden1176]

nice

[@martylavender7854]

I just cant figure it out. This video is really good but my problem is..... I got 2 bare root semi dwarf peach trees last year. I put them in pots and left them there for a year. I just put them in the ground last weekend however they have already flowered and have fruit growing on them. little fuzzy grapes at this point. All my branches are growing straight up . Should I wait until after the leaves have fallen off to prune now? Im guessing I should have pruned in the spring but didn't get to it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

[@jminichcastro]

Thank you for this informative video. Do you have recommendations for Espalier fruit trees are will the pruning be the same?

[@tracythomas7095]

Need to know how to take care of a peach tree that's 4 years old and I'm from south jersey

[@johnmajcher5726]

Dear Ms. Thomas, Google "Pruning Nectarines, Peaches, and Plums - Family Plot" on KZbin. Mike Denjison prunes an Old peach tree. I think you will find Exactly what you need! Roger Swain, from The Victory Garden said you should prune a fruit tree so "a bird can fly through it." Good luck and best wishes.

[@kathydavid3965]

We just bought a peach tree, it definitely needs to be pruned but already has leaves and little developing peaches. Can I prune it the 40% I should? Also it is already about 9ft tall, should I shorten the tree as well? Thankyou!!

[@mu99ins]

I planted a grafted peach whip last April, and 8 months later, I'm wondering when I should give it it's first pruning. I've watched a gaggle of peach tree pruning videos, and not one of them mentioned anything about young peach trees. I have that feeling that I didn't get the memo, and that everyone knows this but me. And so, the reason why I ask, is because the peach tree is growing, but it's prospects for scaffolding branches is bleak. It's got branches where they shouldn't be, and 3 branches jutting out of a bump at the top of the whip. It's got two branches that are the biggest on the young tree, but they're only 4 inches above the graft. Problems.

[@lindaburns7477]

The good news is, it's not too late to work on it! When you planted the whip, did you cut the whip back to 30-32"? If not, when buds begin to swell next spring, go ahead and do that. That action releases the buds beneath the cut to sprout and develop into scaffold branches. Sometimes whips aren't tall enough to cut that high - if it's a small whip, just try to remove the tip of the whip, which removes the apical bud which is suppressing the release of buds found below. Here is a very good booklet on pruning which may help:content.ces.ncsu.edu/training-and-pruning-fruit-trees-in-north-carolina. Keep in mind with the peach trees you're going for the "open vase" shape, as opposed to the "central leader" shape of a apple or pear tree. Let me know if you have other questions!

[@mu99ins]

@@lindaburns7477 I was wondering about cutting the tip off the trunk, whether it was feasible, and when I should do it. I planted the whip in the ground, and cut it off about 23 inches above the ground, last Spring. The cut I made, where I chopped the whip at 23" , is half healed over already. Just below the heal is a branch that is almost vertical. It is a vigorous branch. Opposite of this branch is a bump on the trunk about the size of a half walnut. Growing out of the bump is 3 branches, all at the same elevation. The middle branch is vigorous and juts up towards the vertical. On either side are smaller branches, but these branches have a nice angle to them of about 45 degrees from vertical. So, that's a more detailed description of the 4 branches at the top of the trunk. Then there are 2 vigorous branches 4" above the graft. I probably should have rubbed those buds out in the beginning. These 2 branches are about 30 degrees from vertical. I'm certain I'll have to prune them to the trunk....but I'll read your pamphlet first, before I do anything rash. Thanks the for info.

[@shirleywells1091]

mu99ins how do you treat your peach’s that have the gel like substance coming out of them?

[@rachelrook5222]

Thanks for this. I'm so scared I'll hurt my orchard, the more info I get, the better

[@JeffBourke]

don't be. You need to be a savage when pruning. I was like you the first year I pruned - scared to cut too much fruiting wood. After seeing how much these trees grow in a season though, the next year I released the savage inside of me.

[@heathergraham-macciocchi1571]

i have been growing a nectarine tree from seed for about 5 years now. this year it gave delicious fruit but the tree looks crazy. it doesn't look like it has a trunk. there are 3 branches coming from one party literally at the ground. how do i make it more like a tree with an actual trunk?

[@jazldazl9193]

Prune lower branches

[@NaomiChambers]

Can you espalier these trees?

[@iasimov4195]

Yes, if you know how to pronounce 'espalier.'

[@vivennaidoo7218]

naomi chambers it's right

[@savaven1]

My dwarf peach tree is not a 45 degree angle on the three main branches they are pretty straight how do i fix this? Could i pull it down with string slowly? Over like an entire season?

[@herofarming]

werh nice pruning

[@sherzodr]

Great vidoe, Dr. Parker. I have a question: what happens to the "red wood" after the harvest? Do we get rid of them during next pruning, since they will not have a crop anymore? Since we already identified our scaffold branches, they won't be needed anymore, aren't they? Thank you!

[@herofarming]

very good amazing

[@petermui1640]

Hi, I have a dwarf peach growing in it's second year in a container. It is currently flowering. Should i prune the tree now, or wait till this fall to do major pruning. thanks.

[@Mrbfgray]

I've been honing my pruning 'skills' for years and still have a lot to learn. So maybe THAT's why I got no apples last yr.! Sheesh.

[@chrissyttrs]

It happens, I did it many years ago and you wanna kick yourself for it, but you live and you learn

[@EdnaSabile95]

Hi is that from grated fruit trees?

[@lindaburns7477]

Yes Edna! All fruit trees are grafted.

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نعم

[@jaredprice9431]

Captioning blocks what your doing on the screen!

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Last summer*

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Running Peach Trees

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Running Peach Trees

[@dangolfishin]

That's two years old?? Here I thought my second year tree was big.

[@wingmanalive]

I always thought mother nature and billions of years of evolution created the best solution for fruit growth? Not that I'm disagreeing with your methods at all but I have a peach tree and have NEVER cut branches off. Mine is about 10' tall, symmetrical and just as wide. I harvested almost 40 peaches off it last year without a single broken branch. My tree is about 6 years old.

[@nutgrower2957]

Curious how your tree is doing now? Are you still letting it go natural?

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[@layla471]

None of this made sense

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Really helpful, thank you.

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