Peach trees

[mom2manyboyz]

LOL Justintime. I hate bird poo as much as the next person, but I just hate the idea of cutting down a tree that produces food!

By the way, I was reading an article this week that says peach and nectarine trees (anything in that family) are one of the easiest trees to grow from seed. The seed germinate well in a jar full of dirt placed in the refrigerator! Once your seedling is established you can grow it in a pot until spring and the transplant to the yard. Other fruit trees, don't germ as well and sometimes don't produce fruit once established. Peach and nectarine trees to suprisingly well from seed.

Just thought I'd throw that in since this is the "Peach Tree" thread.

[justontime]

LOL Justintime. I hate bird poo as much as the next person, but I just hate the idea of cutting down a tree that produces food!

I guess we may have felt differently if it actually produced food, but peach trees don't grow well enough here to produce edible fruit. It was here before we moved in, personally I prefer to grow trees and plants that are well adapted to our climate

[atula]

Well that is such a good advice mom.... I never new u could grow a peach tree that way...here in India it grows pretty well and gives delicious fruits....I will surely try growing one now...

[mom2manyboyz]

I guess we may have felt differently if it actually produced food, but peach trees don't grow well enough here to produce edible fruit. It was here before we moved in, personally I prefer to grow trees and plants that are well adapted to our climate

Absolutely, I didn't realize that peaches didn't grow well there. I assumed, since you had a tree.... Well, I wonder if pruning it or fertilizing the soil around it would have helped?

[justontime]

Absolutely, I didn't realize that peaches didn't grow well there. I assumed, since you had a tree.... Well, I wonder if pruning it or fertilizing the soil around it would have helped?

It is the climate, it is not hot enough in summer for the fruit to develop fully - but with global warming you never know what may happen in the future.

[Sam Reeves]

The only peach tree we have that is bearing fruit is draping in front of our driveway and is becoming a problem for the car. Is it possible to tie the tree back without hurting this year's peaches?