Pruning peach trees in dallasTX area when and how should this be done?

if you are going to do it, do it now before it warms up too much more. concentrate on the branches that will rub against each other and maybe the shoots in the top of the tree shooting taller. You want the tree getting wider rather than taller, if that makes any sense.





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Pruning peach trees in dallasTX area when and how should this be done?
Hey Irma,





The sap is flowing, and buds forming now... It might be a bit late to do it this year. You should prune the peach when it is dormant. There are method for pruning that are easy to learn about, see the Clemson Master Gardeners lesson plan below. Heading Back, and Thinning are two methods that produce different responses in the tree.





Heading back to a BUD, will cause that bud to grow. In this way we can imagine what the tree will look like in the future by seeing the direction the bud is growing to. That allows you to force growth outward from the center of the tree.





Thinning, (cutting selected branches back to a lateral branch or main trunk) is usually preferred over heading. Trees can be thinned to increase light penetration.





1. Remove dead, diseased or dying shoots and branches.


2. Remove one of two if branches are crossing.


3. Remove inward growing Branches (leave some so it does not have empty space)


4. Remove suckers





In the end, your tree should look as if it was not ever pruned, but you will know. Note that pruning will encourage fruiting.




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