How to Prune Peach Trees

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| Originally Published: February 15, 2011

how to prune peach trees

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

  • 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. You can also browse our collection of peach recipes.

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10 Comments

  1. Betty Artigas says:

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

  2. staceybeck01 says:

    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.

  3. Ivon says:

    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.

  4. Donald Slape says:

    Need to know in detail how to trim my peach tree and what to spray it with and when

    I have a lot of peaches but they all turn brown and fall off before the get ripe

    Any help will be greatly appreciated

    Thanks for your help

    Donald Slape

  5. Jerry Henderson says:

    Can I still prune my peach trees in March?

  6. Jerry Henderson says:

    Can I still prune my peach trees in March?

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