Can peach trees be pruned in summer? When is the best time to prune?

Pruning peach trees can promote the growth of the plants, making them more capable of sprouting branches and producing more branches. This will increase the amount of fruit produced and improve the quality of the fruit.

Peach tree pruning in summer

Generally speaking, peach trees will enter their vigorous growth period from early May to the end of June. Pruning peach trees usually starts in early to mid-May, and then needs to be done every 15-20 days, 2-3 times in a row depending on the situation, so pruning is possible in summer.

How to prune peach trees in summer

1. Pruning principles : When pruning peach trees in summer, one of the most basic pruning principles is to control the growth of vigorous trees, enhance the growth of weak trees, and balance the overall tree and branch strength. The pruning methods mainly include thinning branches, short-cutting, topping, and bud removal.

2. Vigorous trees and branches : For vigorous trees and branches, we generally need to prune them as early and heavily as possible. For weak trees and branches, we should not only try to reduce the number of pruning times, but also pay attention to pruning as lightly as possible.

3. Fruitless branches : For the fruitless branches of peach trees after the flowers have faded, those without growth space should be thinned out, and those with growth space can be appropriately pruned. For branches that grow too densely and too crowded, those with growth space can be appropriately pruned, and those without growth space should be thinned out in time.

4. Thinning out branches : For branches that only have flower buds but no leaf buds, we should thin them out in time, because even if such branches bear fruit, the young fruits on the branches will wither and fall off later, so it is better to thin them out as soon as possible.