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.
How can you keep peach, pears, apples short, when can I do that how do I prune them.
Thank you
I would like to know how to prune our peach tree, its 3 years old. Thank you for your time, Karen Velasquez
How do I put e my peach tree its around 3 yrs old?
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.
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.
Hi Ivon,
Thanks for your comment. For something technical like this, I’d recommend contacting your local University of Tennessee extension agent – they’re the experts! You can find one near you here: https://utextension.tennessee.edu/Pages/offices.aspx. Hope they can help!
Jessy Yancey
editor
Tennessee Home & Farm
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
Hi Donald,
For detailed growing tips, I would contact your local UT Extension agent. You can find their contact at https://utextension.tennessee.edu/Pages/offices.aspx. Hope this helps!
Jessy Yancey
editor
Tennessee Home & Farm
Can I still prune my peach trees in March?
Can I still prune my peach trees in March?