Here is a step-by-step guide for growing a peach tree from seed, from seed selection, preparation, and cold treatment to planting and peach tree care.

Peach trees are pruned in January or early February just as new growth and major flowering begins. The centers of trees are kept open and up to one-third of the previous year’s growth removed.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — So far this winter in South Carolina has been warmer than normal, which sometimes can effect the crop of peaches produced across the state. Despite the warm winter, Kyle Tisdale ...

Depending on the variety and conditions, a peach tree may start producing fruit within about 3 to 4 years after planting.

The larvae of a different species of moth, peach tree borers attack not only peach trees, but also plums, cherries, nectarines and apricots. Adult moths lay eggs on the bark of the tree in mid- to ...

To treat your trees, spray until they are dripping with a copper-based dormant spray three times during the winter months. These treatments should be spread out during the dormant season.

By Bethany A. O'Rear Q. My peach trees struggled this year.  The fruit set was very sparse, and the fruit that did make was inedible due to disease and bug holes.  Can you provide some ...

Peach farmers across Middle Georgia say their crop has been all but wiped out by an unusually warm winter, ... Jim Markley’s 1,300 peach trees are usually so laden with fruit this time of ...

Peach growers in Southeast Missouri and Southwest Illinois reported severe damage to their 2023 harvests caused by sub-freezing temperatures in December and late frosts in March and April. The ...

This past winter, chilly weather early in the season gave most Georgia peach trees plenty of time to chill out. But once January rolled around, things started to heat up.

With patience and attention, your peach tree will be fruiting in three to five years. Remember that the fruit might not be the same as the original, but it is the best part of growing from seed.

After you bring home peach trees from the nursery, you should prune them to a single stem that’s about 3 feet tall. You may have to cut off a good bit of growth to achieve this, but that’s OK ...