Goldlexus wrote:
We have/had a peach tree that stopped blooming and leafing. We assumed it
was dead.
We didn't cut it down but have used it to hang a bird feeder on. Anyway I
was out in the
garden today and noticed a tree like growth, meaning it is twig like but
bigger than twigs
but smaller than a tree, a couple of feet away from the old peach tree with
blooms and leafing. That twig/tree like
growth has NEVER been there before! Do peach trees send out feeders? (I
think that is
what it is called). I can post a picture if needed. It is getting dark right
now so it will have to be
tomorrow. Until than anyone have any ideas what or if it could be a 'baby'
peach tree?


Sometimes, fruit will drop unnoticed. The pit will sprout. Peaches do
not "bear true" from seed, so what you get from a seedling is a gamble.
I had a friend who got very nice fruit from a seedling, but it
definitely was not any named variety.

Even with the best care, peach trees are productive for very long. In
my climate, peaches specially developed for mild winters may be
productive only 10-15 years. In cold-winter areas, that might be 15-20
years.

My recommendation would be to remove the dead tree and the seedling.
Have the stump of the old tree ground out so that you can plant a new
peach tree in its place. Within about three years, you will start
getting a nice crop of your chosen variety. (Yes, it is safe to plant a
new peach tree exactly where an old peach tree had been growing.)

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/