It will probably continue to produce that way for its lifetime. Easiest
way to reduce the load is to take peaches off while young. I stick my
fist in between two peaches and take off any in the middle or that or
closer together than that. My closed fist is about 4.5 inches wide so
that can give you a guide. This will also help to make larger fruit but
you would be well advised to talk to your county agent about
fertilizing, pruning, etc. I have a FloraGlo (developed by one of the
land grant universities in Floriday) that is about 15 feet tall at the
moment. It is about six years old and is covered with peaches about the
size of my thumb at the moment. I spent about an hour today on foot and
on a ladder thinning them out. It will be radically pruned again to
about 10 feet after it bears. My other fruit trees are dwarfs and I keep
them at 10 feet tall by pruning. HTH

George

Sigurd Kallhovde wrote:

I have a young peach tree (Durzano Eva's Pride variety, Prunus Persica)
that simply produces too much fruit. This causes each piece of fruit to
develop unsatisfactorily, as well as branch breakage. The tree is only
about 8-10' tall at this point, and I can modify fruit production by
pinching off blooms and small fruit, but as the tree grows, this will no
longer be an option.

Is the tree likely to moderate its fruit production as it matures? If not,
what can I do to reduce the number of fruits it wants to carry?

I am based in San Diego, Cal.

TIA

Sigurd
N 32° 48' 19
W 117° 14' 55