Pruning a Mature Peach Tree

[@brucebacon6507]

The best Dr. Paker. Never heard pruning directions as clear as yours...You know your peaches-wow!

[@E6661MA]

As a northern peach grower, I find Mike's training videos to be very helpful. Thanks so much Mike and please keep up the great work.

[@pandorasgarden3369]

Heck yeah

[@chrisdavy2251]

This is one of the best videos on peach tree pruning. As a novice grower with only 2 mature trees, I neede d something like this to show me proper techniques AND the why's behind them. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@hernywheldon7835]

Chris H I have cut the peach tree all the way down not all the way down to the roots I just want to know if I did the right thing or would it grow a game please answer my phone no easy I think it will grow again

[@sabrinaforbes7530]

I watch this every year before I go out and prune. Thank you for making this video!

[@inhibited44]

I'd have to say that the pollinating wasps in my yard say thanks for the pruning video. The wasps built a home in the ground right next to two of my peach trees. I don't destroy their nest because they are responsible for pollinating my trees. Have to watch it picking fruit because the wasps are face first slurping juice from my peaches with their stinging butts pointing out. They are like a squirrel trying to find a nut. The squirrels dig up the whole yard looking for nuts and the wasps take a bite out of every peach, but that's ok. I just cut around their bite marks and eat the peach.

[@crowonsnow]

This is hands down the best video out there for pruning peach trees. Thank-you!

[@macorey54]

I grew up on a my grandparents' tree nursery farm. I liked climbing trees, but my brother learned pruning from my grandfather. I'm now having to learn because I have a young peach tree. Thanks for the informative video!

[@alexthelibrarian7185]

Absolutely the most useful resource I've found for how to prune my peach tree. I've watched it many times. Thank you!

[@chrisharnish7269]

I agree with Chris D'Avy and the others. This is the clearest and easiest to understand instructive video for trimming a mature peach tree that has been pruned to an open center or Bowl shape, since it was originally planted. Excellent!

[@russelljazzbeck]

This is so much simpler than what I expected. I bet I can get some harvestable fruit next year. Thank you!!

[@damianomoser7564]

Really beautiful way to prune. The best one on the net! Greets from Italy

[@59markr]

Just a brilliant demonstration and concise explanation. Thanks from Australia.

[@sjmnorcal1808]

Thank you for taking the time to explain this to rookies like me excellent job

[@luwmarjordaan4997]

Excellent video. Thank you for showing the practical side of things and incorporating theory.

[@joehagen4421]

This is one of the best how to videos on you tube. Thanks so much!

[@nikkilyne36]

My self pollinating peach tree is almost 6-7 years old just started growing peaches the last 3 years.ive never pruned it.this year it's got over 100 little peaches growing.im so excited hoping I can can them up this summer

[@perfectshot9285]

Great video! I looked on KZbin 6 years ago when I planted and didn't find this video. I wish I had because other videos I found didn't get me pruning in the right way.

[@jamzdotnet]

I have a neglected 4 year old tree. I am going to start to try to get the pruning in line and do an open center as you mention. However, I have excessive growth. I am told to avoid doing more than 30% at a time. Thoughts?

[@21eculby]

Nice work and explained well, very efficient.

[@065marks]

Best video I've seen so far on peach tree pruning!! thanks!

[@jonathanstranovsky]

Thank you sir for showing us your experience on how to prune a mature peach tree...

[@submariner50]

Excellent demonstration.

[@jonng5017]

The best fruits tree pruning video ever! Basically suits all kinds of fruits trees. Thank you!

[@willdkpalmer]

this is not how one would prune an apple or pear!

[@AstroRef68]

This is the only way I like to have my fruit trees.Excellent video.

[@garyyetter9361]

Thank you so much! Dr. Parker's videos are great and the best around!. His explanations and techniques have taught me a lot! Please add more of these types of videos to your library. Folks like me and my peach trees, benefit from them. Thanks again!!!

[@larryperkins4289]

This was very helpful and I fell more confident pruning my fruit trees.

[@Gaz54Mau5]

Many thanks from Texas Homeowner with a peach that went nuts this year!

[@jogaytitel9467]

This is a great video. It helped me so much. Thanks!

[@zepguwlthistle7924]

thank you for explaing as you go! so many prune and then say it is done after they did it

[@14beans]

Great video, I love the concise format and clear instructions. Thank you

[@nvicentini5704]

Great video. Best I've seen so far, easy to understand

[@Onkel_Gaggus]

Hi Mike, a clearly understandable and practicable video. You describe in detail the different pruning steps and the reason why you prune like that ("shading", "will be shaded"). One of the best videos regarding pruning on KZbin. Do you have also a video for pruning apricots? Greetings from Germany. Markus

[@donnalarson8558]

Love you video! I found it because I need to do something with a very old peach tree. Produced 6 peaches last year. Is approx 15 years old, and I am wondering if it needs to be cut way back to start new growth?

[@jlfox65]

I refer to this video ever year for pruning. Need to find one for bird and insect protection for the North Texas area.

[@Jmprakk]

If you have multiple base branches coming on a 16 year old tree what would be the best way to trim it

[@mikebishop532]

Thanks. Very handy and simple explanation

[@JuanCoolDad]

This season I had about 3 fork branches break due to fruit weight. Can I cut those down? If so, would I cut at the breaking point or down towards the base?

[@ehspontaneity]

This was so easy to understand and follow! Thank you so much

[@jd2569]

Thank you! Great video and very helpful.

[@thatsfascinating.]

Outstanding pruning video!

[@kenterline64]

Great instructional video! I would like to know how long peach trees typically live? Thanks!

[@rancid2222]

This guy is the real deal

[@carieduncan4367]

I need to prune a 3 year old peach that i never pruned so its main trunk is 3 in diameter and about 20 feet tall. I would like to bring the main trunk as far down as i can. Any suggestions? When is best time to prune my preach trees also…. Thank you!

[@inhibited44]

I watched this video and a few others. I pruned my two trees severely. Thought I had overdone it. To my surprise, I got a great crop and there is so much new growth on the tree, I don't recognize it now 5 months later.

[@inhibited44]

I don't recall the tree producing well until I pruned it like this instructor did. OMG, my trees are just full of peaches. Too much to handle.

[@notapplicable430]

@@inhibited44 I pruned my tree using this "open center" method. What a disaster. The limbs get weighted down by the fruit and break off from the trunk.

[@inhibited44]

@@notapplicable430 My trees limbs were near touching the ground too. Nothing broke off though.

[@inhibited44]

@@notapplicable430 IN some pruning videos they mention pruning the peach tree and keep it six feet wide - three feet out from the trunk. If you have longer limbs , like 6ft, and got 20 lbs of fruit on it, that's a ton of torque - 6*20= 120ft lbs of torque on the branch. Might be enough to break it off.

[@herofarming]

Hi, this is a very good method and it gives the best results. Can I copy and dub the movie?

[@6pak4makk]

Any advice for a Texas peach tree owner? I was told plant them 10ft apart. I did about 8yrs ago, this year a miracle must have happened because they have buds that may possibly fruit. Although now after watching this video, I realize most of the buds are in the wrong place. I haven't actively pruned the trees, simply b/c I didn't think they would ever fruit. I just cut enough branches to throw into my smoker for BBQ.

[@the_earth_mystic]

Wow this guy is a pro, very helpful video!

[@wesgregory3542]

Clear and concise, very nice!

[@vanessafoberg687]

i have moved into a home peach tree has never been prunes and looks like a normal upright tree sad to say but am i going to have to just chop the center ?

[@TreasureByMeasure]

Great channel! I'm in 🍻 You had exactly the info I was looking for. Thank you!

[@stephaniewarren9285]

Can an approximately 7-8-year-old peach tree that has never really been pruned, be corrected by a heavy prune? I found it sprouted in my compost and planted as an ornamental so I just let it go. Last year it finally set fruit and it was amazing. Now I want to maintain it as normal. Is this possible? P.S. It has two trunks. One is upright and the other leans out approx 45 degrees, but they are the same diameter, and both come from the ground. Can I cut the leaning one?

[@newsviewstoday5689]

Thank you That was great ! Cheers from Australia

[@Ag-eb1sz]

I tried the link at the the end of the video but it is not working. Page cannot be found.

[@culture3787]

Thank you so much! Your info was very helpful

[@johannesels5288]

Great video sir

[@franzlimonta1171]

Thank you very much for your helpful video, my family looks forward to a very sweet tasting season :)

[@user-dp4bu8jy4b]

Wish l had known this years ago. My peach tree is very tall...ls it too late to cut it shorter when the branches are 10-15'?

[@StephenBiggers]

So I planted 10 young trees but had a difficult time because grasshoppers destroyed a lot of the trees. I wasn't able to train it with trimming because the tree put out few branches the following year. A couple of them are tall with a single side of branches. Is there anything I can do to correct the ones that are in bad shape? Thanks for any help you can give.

[@lientjieventer5413]

Baie insiggewend, sal nou met gemak my Oom Sarel Geelperske boom kan snoei! Baie dankie!

[@maggiehumble7822]

Question..can you trim after it blooms

[@scottwilcox6741]

I'm going to go try it right now thanks

[@williamwaters4506]

Thanks, right to the point.

[@timothydrennan3412]

I just purchased a home with a beautiful peach tree but from watching this video it's obvious it needs pruning. I just realized it was a peach tree recently when it started to bare fruit. I got alot of researching to do so any advice as where to begin would be great.

[@raulsgomes]

Very interesting video. i'm 42 and i've done pruning o n pear trees when i lived in the fields, 15 years ago. very intereting job. jus one thing more. this is the kind of video if it was in 3D it would be fantastic. thanks.

[@qwisp]

I live in northern California. When is the best time of the year for me to prune my peach tree? Great video by the way.

[@alexmarker881]

Winter

[@eveny119]

Really explained well, thank you.

[@good4mostsportsgamingfooli548]

Any place that I can send a picture of a peach tree that’s been neglected as far as pruning goes, and hopefully get some advice on where to start!! I am overwhelmed, but I don’t want to let it go this summer so it’s worse next year!

[@Xretro]

Hi, I have small garden and the 4 years peach tree is now closed to the fence. What to do to limit the growing over the fence? Can I leave upward growing (water sprout) branches ? Thank you!

[@jayp5875]

I have two 15 year old trees they are too tall and spread out cut I cut them back? Or is it too late. The limbs are 6inch round

[@Quagmire113]

I'm in Michigan. I think January is a good time to prune am I right? I only have 3 trees in a subdivision yard. Last year a late frost killed every bloom. Stone fruit had a very bad year last year in Michigan. NOW the trees are very overgrown since that had NOT ONE Peach to support last summer. What should I feed the trees and when? Thank you for the video!!!

[@emylytle5409]

What if my tree is like going up and can I prune it when it’s flowering and has leaves already?

[@elzarsspiceweasel]

Just what I wanted to know! Thanks!

[@rx170]

Great video. The upright growth can be removed in the summer. I sometimes leave 2- buds on upright (where I live we call them "vampire shoots" or "water shoots"). This way you can get 2-3 fruit bearing shoots for the next year.

[@rosemarygaskell4553]

Our peach tree has grown way too tall and we can't reach the upper branches to prune. Being in our 70s we aren't too keen about climbing ladders so is it possible to cut those branches (about 2 to 3 inches thick) to a more manageable height?

[@FishFind3000]

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[@Comeandtakeit1]

Would there be any tree damage from cutting one of the main scaffold branches?

[@alanlangstraat9368]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@menofarmor1]

I live in North Carolina. Is it to late to prune my peach tree? Or is it still early enough in the spring to prune? I am new at this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[@Splendid365]

thank you!! great demo!!

[@crtomirrozman]

Great video. However, I have been lectured to cut the upright growth in the previous summer right after harvest.

[@williamandyolliehayes315]

Do we have to put fertilizer? If yes, can u recommend the best type ?

[@MegaJustsam]

what kind of fertilizer do I need to make my peach tree bloom??

[@lifeinthegarden-c6j]

Nice video

[@joannthompson765]

I live in South tx when should I prune the trees starts to bloom at new yr

[@chrisharnish7269]

Prune it as soon as the old leaves fall, so you can see what you're doing.

[@286cel]

Thank you so much! Very helpful!

[@NCStateExtension]

You're very welcome, thanks for the note! We're here to help.

[@Tazmaniac610]

Thank you sir.

[@Tobemeghan]

I have a peach tree that is about 12yrs old and has never been pruned. It bares a lot of fruit but it never gets bigger than a ping-pong ball due to never being pruned. I want to prune it this year but to achieve the vase a lot of big limbs will have to go, will this harm the tree?

[@lindaburns7477]

I would be concerned about pruning a 12 year old tree back to a vase shape. I'm afraid that would be too much stress for the tree. While not ideal, I would stick with working with what you've got, making judicious pruning cuts that will open up the tree to let in light but maintaining the central leader form your tree probably has. The reason for the vase shape it to optimize light to the fruit and creating air flow to help with disease. You can probably do this reasonably well with your tree in it's current form. Also, have you ever thinned your peaches? The small size of your fruit may be more from lack of, or inadequate, thinning, more so than the tree shape. While hard to do - because you want all the fruit you can get! - taking off small fruit is a critical part of the process. Thinning can be done most effectively up until the fruit is about the size of a walnut. Thin peaches to 6-8 inches apart between fruit. Hope this helps!

[@Tobemeghan]

paige Burns Thank you for the great information! I am going to prune it the best I can without stressing it to much. I thinned the fruit for the first time this year but couldn't do a very good job as the tree is to tall to reach most of it. The fruit did get to walnut sized which is bigger than it has been in the past (shooter marble size). Is it to take to thin the fruit now? I am thinking so since they are starting to ripen. I am excited to have a more productive next year, this property has the peach tree, apple and three pear trees that I don't think have ever been pruned so hoping to get them back in order.

[@lindaburns7477]

May I ask where you are located?

[@Tobemeghan]

paige Burns SC Kansas

[@lindaburns7477]

Tobemeghan I'm a little surprised you still have fruit on the trees at this juncture. I gave a quick glance at some Kansas peach info and it didn't look like your season was too different from ours. My guess would be that thinning now, if there is still ripening fruit, would not be very useful. Your fruit is surely past the pit hardening stage and that's sort of the outside of when you can impact size with thinning. One thing that can help fruit size is adding supplemental irrigation during the last three weeks before ripening. If you aren't getting an inch of rain a week, watering during that period will do a lot to size your fruit (cell expansion of the flesh occurs during this time). If possible avoid wetting leaves/fruit with any irrigation to limit disease problems. Pruning will help all your fruit trees be more productive, but they are pruned quite differently so you may want to look at guidelines at NCSU or other university horticulture departments for guidance there. For example, if you have a vastly overgrown pear, you are better off pruning in two sessions (one spring, one in mid summer). Pears are so vigorous that if you cut out a lot of the suckers and top growth in the spring they'll just come back even more vigorously in the summer growing period. By pruning more heavily in the summer the trees have already expended a lot of it's energy reserves and won't put on so much top growth. Counter-intuitive, but pruning (any woody plant) actually promotes growth. So, for example, you don't want to do any significant pruning within 90 days or so of your first frost date. Otherwise you can get soft growth from the pruning that will get zapped by the freeze. Hope that makes sense! Good luck and have fun! paige

[@googleistdoof6656]

So do I remove all the redwood that was bearing fruit last year?

[@miken7750]

no idiot

[@brettedgar6733]

EXCELLENT!

[@أسعدالتونسي]

who have a pdf copy of the green book plzz

[@mamaspooky7806]

I have a question, do fruit farmers ever sell their mature 5 yr old + trees?

[@lindaburns7477]

Mama Spooky Thanks for the question. I don't know of any farmer who would sell a mature fruit tree. Not only would it be very difficult to transplant a tree like that, it would be a very expensive, as the tree has had a great deal of money and work put into fertilizing and pruning it every year. Occasionally you can find container grown fruit trees that are larger than the whips that are sold for orchard planting, but I have never seen them pruned properly, and usually the tree is too mature to go back and do much corrective pruning. I hope that answers your question!

[@mamaspooky7806]

it does, thank you

[@jaditegypsy5490]

I need to borrow Mike from the NC coop.

[@junglejarred6366]

Thank you

[@lekpar1827]

Do you sell your cutting tree and shipping to indonesia? Thanks

[@SAGAWISIW30]

Just yuse yor matsete

[@roccoconte2960]

great job

[@irenelobo3400]

Nice

[@shababkhan5552]

I'm same cutter of peach and apple trees

[@stevebarrie8506]

Thank you!

[@hairstoyou7248]

This goes a little fast. Do you have a video that’s a little more detailed and slower paced for us slow learners?

[@traybradford3693]

What time of the year is this ?

[@SAGAWISIW30]

Wenteer

[@steady130184]

what brand instrument ^&?))

[@SAGAWISIW30]

Gud jab ser!