Pruning of peach trees can be divided into winter pruning and summer pruning, and the pruning effect in late autumn and winter is better. Pruned branches can be planted by cutting in spring.

How to prune the branches and leaves of peach trees

Prune peach trees in winter, cut off some annual branches, cut off branches that are too dense at the base or larger branches, and cut off the upper parts of branches that are more than two years old.

Summer pruning of peach trees from germination to spring flowering. For the big trees in full fruit, the main pruning methods are thinning out the horizontal branches, upright branches and over-dense branches, and appropriately reducing the number of flower branches.

Pruning skills of peach trees

Peach trees cut off some dead branches that are always out of the sun, and cut them shorter, leaving only four or six old branches, making the trunk an open center.

Matters needing attention in pruning peach trees

If the peach trees are pruned just after the leaves have fallen, it will have a great impact on the peach trees. Because not all peach trees shed their leaves normally, some peach trees will shed their leaves early because of water shortage, drought or insect pests, and pruning is not conducive to growth at this time.