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Jul 16, Your peach trees will be healthier, more productive, and easier to work with if you set up an annual pruning routine. Peach trees are pruned into an open"V" or vase shape, with three to five well-spaced main branches forming the vase.

This differs from other fruit trees that have one central trunk. The main branches should be at roughly a degree angle, leaving the center open to sun and shrubmulching.barted Reading Time: 5 mins. Apr 25, There are several reasons for pruning a peach tree.

If you intend on spraying your tree with pesticides, pruning allows for an equal coverage over the entire plant.

Pruning creates a strong framework that is able to support large yields. It also aids in balancing fruit production and vegetative growth.

Pruning is used to control the height and spread of a tree, allowing for easier harvesting. Peach tree pruning is used to remove any diseased or broken branches, water sprouts, and suckers, as well as to open up the canopy of the tree.

Second dormant season: Prune away fast-growing new shoots but leave twig growth, which will be the fruit-bearing wood (on most peach trees). Choose and encourage additional scaffolds, if needed. Third dormant season: Prune off any broken limbs or crossing branches, but don’t do any more major pruning until the tree has produced a good-sized crop.

In addition to these factors, the performance of peach trees depends heavily on proper pruning annually. Peach pruning is a hard, labor-intensive cultural practice that is easy to avoid or compromise. However, if peach trees are left unpruned, the result is weak trees, overproduction, increased disease, and most important, short tree life.