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Correy starts with ... We have had a Dwarf Peach for 10 years but never got fruit from it. I think the reason is because it was planted in a position that didn't get sun. Picture 1 - Before we started Picture 2 - Pruned it back Picture 3 - Dug it up Picture 4 - Put it in a pot Picture 5 - The finished product. Do you think if we put it in the sun we will get Fruit this November? Any other tips?
| About the Author Correy Woolloongabba 2nd July 2007 11:32am #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath says... This looks like the best thing that you could have done to this little peach. It will love the sun and you have greatly increased your chances of getting fruit from it. The other wonderful thing about it being in a pot is that when it flowers for you in the spring you will be able to move it somewhere where you can show it off. I love my dwarf peach it is one of the prettiest little trees when it is in flower. | About the Author Kath Cawongla 2nd July 2007 3:55pm #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Marion Iowa 8th July 2007 12:01pm #UserID: 152 Posts: 1 View All Marion's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath says... Your peach tree should be dropping its leaves, it is a deciduous tree. The sticky stuff on the trunk is call gummosis, it is the trees natural protection against wounds. The wounds can be caused by tip moth, damage to the stems, borers, insect damage etc. Prune back effected tips before your tree pushes off in the spring. | About the Author Kath Cawongla 9th July 2007 11:59am #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 15th August 2007 10:05am #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author alex2 central florida 1st December 2007 12:02pm #UserID: 478 Posts: 1 View All alex2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Kath Cawongla 3rd December 2007 3:00pm #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Stan Cole says... hi I have had a miniture peach for three years now and it has bared more fruit as the seasons go on and this year they were larger and sweeter. I have enough fruit to last all over the winter. I must say its not in a pot but in the ground and gets all the morning sun and shade in the afternoon especially when the temperatures are really hot.At present it stands at about 1 and half metres high. good luck corey | About the Author Stan Cole Maffra (Gippsland) Vic 14th February 2008 10:35am #UserID: 672 Posts: 4 View All Stan Cole's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 14th February 2008 11:36am #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bobtie says... Hi, I've had problems with borers getting into the tips of my protea over the last couple of years and now I notice they seem to be getting into the tips of my Angel Peach and dwarf nectarine & peach trees as well - sticky sappy deposits on tips of most branches. I've tried Pyrethrin and Lebaycid on the protea with no luck. Is there any insecticide that will get rid of these pests? Bob
| About the Author bobtie Worrigee, NSW 26th March 2010 1:56pm #UserID: 3519 Posts: 3 View All bobtie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bucko says... If I've learnt anything over the last few years since I started my little orchard then it’s to inspect your trees thoroughly. A tiny little critter tucked away on the underside of a leaf is probably up to no good, and when her well hidden eggs hatch you’re going to be in a spot of trouble. Last year I lost all my peaches to a grub (not fruit fly) so this year I'm pretty eager to enjoy that bursting flavor that you just don’t get from supermarket fruit. Today my potted peach tree is flushed with flowers and tiny fruit so I knew it was time for a very thorough inspection. I checked the leaves, both sides, I checked the little fruit, and I checked there was no sap in the new growth, pleasingly it all looked good. Then I checked the mulch... To my horror I found tiny grubs no more than 5mm crawling everywhere. A few sprays of pyrethrum and they all started squirming, there were hundreds of them. I quarantined the pot away from my other trees so I could deal with this problem. I collected all the mulch and bagged it up for disposal. On a hunch I sprayed the soil with pyrethrum and I stared at this now familiar squirming pest. So my soil has been harboring this pest all along. Now I might have been a little impulsive but I wanted to kill this pest for good so I made up a dose of grub kill and flooded the pot. I hope my tree is not impacted by a pesticide, but I must say I took a lot of pleasure watching hundreds of squirming grubs wriggle away the last moments of their life. Now I inspect my trees and my soil thoroughly. P.S. Bobtie last year my peach tree looked the same as yours. Tips die back, sap, and little grubs in the fruit. To bad my post from back then has been deleted. | About the Author Bucko Brisbane 11th August 2010 9:31pm #UserID: 4067 Posts: 2 View All Bucko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 13th August 2010 7:03am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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