counturchickens Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 We've finally got our huge garden but there is a lot to do! We have inherited a quite large peach tree. Many of the branches are bald, with leaves starting 2 3rds of the way up. Apparently it has never fruited which I'm not too worried about, but it looks a bit tatty. Is it worth pruning it to see if it will rejuvenate, or is it too late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Congratulations on your new garden, sorry don't know much about peach trees, I did have a patio one in a pot for years which fruited well but lost it whilst as it didnt get watered whilst we were away one year. If yours is tatty I don't suppose it will do any harm to prune it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 they can be pruned but I think they haved to be pruned in the summer they same as plums and cherries .I also think that they don't regrow from old wood as for fruiting because they flower early they need hand pollenating which used to be done with a rabbits tail but a small artist paint brush with naturally bristtles dose the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
