
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Peaches
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We have a lively spot at our yard here (in Boston) that gets sun all day. However, it also gets the wind on a windy day. In the winter, the wind can be cutting. Could we still grow peaches there? We're thinking about trying to plant a windbreak but worry we can't cut off enough wind without cutting off too much sun. Ideas?
Growing up on Long Island, we had a peach tree in a section of the yard in front of the living room window. It was a lovely shaped tree that my father tended with great care. And boy, oh, boy, did we get a bumper crop; and it was my job to pick them! Not peaches. A bumper crop of Japanese beetles!
Which peach is cling free? Can I make a dwarf out of a normal size tree?
We live in Georgia 45 miles southeast from Savannah. This past winter my lemon trees got hit with 19* for several days. and it is now March 2023 and still no buds leafs or blooms. My navel orange and Satsuma have new leaves and blooms. Are my lemons dead? One is a Meyers 7 years and the other is a Lisbon 7 yearsI had no problems with them before.
I lucked out and found some peach-lings from some of my grandmother's old peaches she planted centuries ago. I planted one three years ago and I about died! They are white peaches and hardy and extremely tough trees! It been hectic weather here in Marietta but it survived through freezes, frosts, drought, dogs, kids, squirrels and the smog! I have more babies if ur interested, I'm always interested in sharing with a fellow greenthumb.
The University of Georgia has a great list of peach varieties that includes whether they’re cling- or freestone: Growing Peaches at Home
As for dwarf trees: Peach trees generally consist of one variety selected for its fruit that is grafted onto a different variety of rootstock. The rootstock is what makes the tree dwarf, semi-dwarf, or standard. So, while you could keep a normal size tree pruned smaller, it won’t be a true dwarf and it will be a constant pruning battle!
Unfortunately, lemons are one of the most cold-tender citruses; 19F might have been too cold for them. Keep a close eye on them this spring to see if they produce new foliage—it could be that some of the branches just died back but the main trunk survived.
Growing your own peach tree(s) is rife with difficulty and disappointment:
Buy them from a local grower, and put your energy into more fruitful pursuit.....
So is life Johann - just have a go mate.
What is this gooey glue that is on the branches? It is also on the peaches if you don't pick the peaches early enough. What is it's purpose? Please advise.
Sorry to say, Denyse, your peach tree is diseased. I had the same problem with three trees and eventually destroyed them. Consult a local greenhouse or nursery and they can tell you how bad it is and how you might save the tree. It’s tragic, but it’s common. Disease-resistant varieties are recommended.
What exactly is this disease?
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