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 ...

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.

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 ...

The vast majority of peach varieties require more than 500 winter chill hours to flower and fruit, but some require less than that and a select few need only 100-200 such hours to produce.

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.

After a mild winter and a hard frost, peaches and other trees won't yield many fruits this year. News Sports Rockland Westchester Food Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals FOOD ...

Peach growers in the Hill Country say the freeze that hit the area in mid-February arrived before the trees started forming buds, which means this year's peach crop shouldn't be affected by the storm.

Depending on the variety and conditions, a peach tree may start producing fruit within about 3 to 4 years after planting. However, there are no guarantees. It may be sooner, later, or never.

A: Genetic dwarf peach and nectarine trees are the result of years of breeding. They are naturally compact trees that rarely exceed 6 feet tall. Grown in pots or planted in the garden, one tree is ...