Peach tree (forum)

Brendan starts with ...
Hi
I bought a clingstone peach {Golden Queen from Tatura} a couple of months ago and it was full of tiny buds . They have done nothing since . I have another peach and a necterine that have both blossomed and have tiny fruit . The peach tree seems heathy otherwise , any suggestions ?
Brendan

Time: 27th September 2007 5:16pm

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Kath says...
If it is a small tree it would be a very good idea to knock off all these buds and try to push your tree back into a growth faze, it will be wasting its energy if you let it flower as you want it to be growing to establish it and not flowering and fruiting.

Time: 12th October 2007 10:40am

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Scott G says...
Plant dormancy is a complicated balance of hormones. Some hormones encourage growth and some discourage growth. Peach trees (like most stone fruit) require a period of cold weather to change the balance of hormones to trigger growth after winter. This is the trees protection against coming out of dormancy in the middle of winter when there is a short burst of cold weather. When growing peach trees in areas that have short and/or mild winters it is important to choose a variety that has a winter 'chilling time' that matches the cold winter time of your area. 'Tropical' peaches require less of this cold time and can burst into new spring growth after a very short period of cold.

It could be that your peach has had insufficient winter chilling hours to come out of dormancy. If this is the case then with continued warm weather the balance of hormones may eventually swing around and the buds may grow. Fingers crossed!

You might want to research the chilling requirements for your variety or peach and determine if you climate is suitable.

Planting trees in climates that do not provide sufficient chilling time can cause poor growth and poor fruiting.

I hope this helps.


Time: 12th October 2007 1:25pm

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Brendan says...
Thanks for the replys
The tree has still done nothing , the buds are there and it does not appear to be dying but as I said it is just dormant .
Brendan

Time: 12th October 2007 4:30pm

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