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.

Remove 30 percent to 50 percent of the growth in peach, nectarine and kiwi trees. Some trees produce fruit on spurs, so only about 20 percent of the growth should be pruned.

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 ...

His 140 acres of peach trees got it worse. All that pink blooming are vulnerable peach buds, which opened three weeks early because of the unusually warm temperatures this winter. The numbers are ...

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Peach State will have less of its signature fruit to provide the U.S. this summer as Georgia is grappling with a peach crop shortage due to warmer winter months. Georgia lost over 90% of its ...