Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible and can ...

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Question: It’s October and the peach and plum trees have started to bloom. Should we do needed pruning now or wait until the normal time during winter? Answer: October flowering could mean an early ...

The traditional time to prune fruit trees is late winter or very early spring just before the tree breaks dormancy. Usually around here that means March sometime. The actual time will vary a bit ...

Question: Our peach trees are starting to bloom. Should they be pruned at this time? Answer: Now is peach tree-pruning time. Many have been in bloom for a while, but there are still plenty of flower ...

There's no one month in which all fruit trees should be pruned since each variety has different needs, and there are different reasons for pruning, whether that's trimming off leafy growth to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Louisiana’s climate can be a great environment for growing peach trees, but proper care and maintenance are crucial for a healthy and productive orchard. “The biggest thing for care ...

Q: I have a young peach tree that I want to keep small enough to harvest without the use of big ladders. In winter, can I prune off more than the maximum 25-30 percent that my garden book recommends?

Now is a good time to prune peach trees, along with apple, pear and other fruit-bearing plantings. Courtesy Johnson County K-State Research & Extension There is a resurgence among homeowners to grow ...