How to Prune Peach Trees

February 15, 2011

By Jessica Walker

Learn how to prune peach trees by following these simple tips.

Peach Tree

• Don’t prune before February, and do your best not to prune within several days of cold weather.

• Before pruning, prepare the tree by cutting off any dead or damaged limbs, and remove any suckers growing off the roots.

• When you’re ready, prune the shoots – the new, red branches – and remove any branches growing toward the center of the tree, as well as any small or thin shoots and downward hanging or horizontally growing branches.

• After the tree has bloomed, prune some of the buds; ensure that the peaches grow about six inches apart by pinching off buds by hand.

Speaking of peaches, you might also like this story about a Culleoka man who carves peach pits into art.

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  1. Betty Artigas says:
    July 7, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    How can you keep peach, pears, apples short, when can I do that how do I prune them.
    Thank you

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  2. staceybeck01 says:
    January 14, 2013 at 11:44 am

    Thanks for all the help! I thought I would try doing my own tree trimming in Denver Colorado. Trees are like bangs right, they’ll grow back.

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  3. Ivon says:
    March 1, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    What cause some of my peach tree branches to have a black sticky substance ? also some of the peach have black spots. What I need to do? I live in Tennessee.

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