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12-05-2005, 05:57 AM

wrote:

I have some dwarf peach trees that are about 5 years old. In spite of
diligent pruning the trees seem to be adding size at the expense of
making fruit. I live in northern Arkansas, which is not known for its
rich soil, and I haven't been adding fertilizer of any sort. I have
one peach nearby that is a few years older, and it is prolific every
year, but hasn't added anywhere near the mass the newer trees have. In
spite of having a large amount of new growth (pruned in winter) from
last year on two of the trees in particular, between them there may
have been only a dozen blossoms this spring.
I welcome any observations/advice regarding this.
Thanks,
Bill

You may be fighting nature and trying to keep them smaller than they
should be. You may have to let them grow up a little so they will settle
down and bloom.
My other thought is that summer pruning will produce far less regrowth.
If you need to keep them small, do a little summer pruning either in
addition to what you do now or instead of winter pruning. Just until
they are producing well.

Steve