Peaches are self fertile. The likely cause of no blossoms was a
late freeze that killed the buds.

--
elizabeth, Baton Rouge, LA
http://community.webshots.com/user/elott63

"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
...
I jinxed myself last winter when I told my sister-in-law that I
got a
1/2 bushel of peaches every year from my *single* dwarf peach
tree.

Our discussion was whether peaches need a cross-pollinator.
If I
remember right, these trees supposedly did. The names are
long
forgotten, but 10-15 years ago I bought two -- one died before
either
had a blossom-- and the other has been making piles of peaches
every
year since.

This spring it had no blossoms. I *did* prune a large
horizontal
branch off late last fall. [maybe 20% of its foliage] I also
opened
up the canopy above it as it was beginning to be shaded by some
Sumac
to its west. It's at the foot of a east-facing slope & the
sumac
was growing out and above the peach tree.

It looks healthy otherwise, so I'm guessing it just put all its
energy
into new growth this year. Does that sound likely, or is 15
years
getting old for a dwarf peach?

Jim
[zone 5-6, NY]