How to prune yellow peach trees

When to prune peach trees

There are two types of pruning for yellow peach trees: winter pruning, which is pruning during the dormant period, and summer pruning, which is pruning during the growing period.

The time for yellow peach tree cuttings is generally in spring and summer. The semi-mature young branches cut in the rainy season in May will take root quickly and grow well. Shade is needed in the early stage after insertion, and the seedbed should be kept moist, and roots will take root soon.

Peach tree pruning

Main and side branch pruning: When pruning the main and side branches of yellow peach trees, attention should be paid to suppressing the strong and supporting the weak. Trees with inappropriate directions and angles can be corrected through adjustment, stretching, etc. As the amount of fruit increases, the amount of pruning must be gradually increased.

When pruning yellow peach trees, you need to cut off some branches that are always out of sunlight and some dead branches, so as to increase internal ventilation and light transmittance.

Peach tree pruning tips

For each branch group, the long branches near the bottom can be shortened and renewed with 4-5 buds, and the remaining fruit branches can be left for fruiting. If there are many branches, they can be thinned out appropriately to facilitate pruning and renewal after fruiting. For fruiting branch groups with strong growth potential, the top can be cored and the strong branches on the top can be shortened to increase the fruit set rate of the weak branches on the bottom, thereby achieving the goal of increasing production.

All pruned branches of the yellow peach tree should grow at a 45-degree angle. If they are too flat or too upright, the branches will easily break when bearing fruit.

Peach trees should be pruned before they bloom

If it is a mature yellow peach tree, it needs to be shaped. When pruning, only four to six old branches need to be left.

Peach tree pruning results

Timely pruning of yellow peach trees can help them grow, make the trees look refreshed, and produce more fruit. In addition, the yield of peaches can be increased after pruning.

Peach tree pruning precautions

The main purpose of pruning yellow peach trees is to increase yield and produce larger yellow peaches. Therefore, attention should be paid to re-pruning during the fruit-bearing period. The summer pruning time is from April to June, mainly focusing on shaping and expanding the crown as soon as possible. The winter pruning time is from late November to December.