Peach tree: care, calendar, diseases
Everything to care for a home peach tree: when to prune, graft, spot diseases, and ensure pollination.
peach tree care calendar
| Period | Task |
|---|---|
| February | Watch bud swelling and the risk of peach leaf curl |
| March | Do the fruiting pruning at the right stage |
| June | Thin out overcrowded fruit |
peach tree pollination
The peach tree is generally self-fertile: a single tree is enough to bear fruit. Learn more about pollination.
Pruning and grafting the peach tree
Prune
- Renew part of the fruiting shoots every year.
- Keep a good balance between young shoots and the structure.
- Remove affected parts and disinfect tools between suspect trees.
Graft
- Bud grafting and chip budding often suit young rootstocks.
- Choose a rootstock suited to the soil and the risk of chalky ground.
- Keep the scion and the graft point from drying out.
Pruning must take late frost and peach leaf curl into account.
peach tree diseases and pests
Brown rot possibleThe browning and the pads on the fruit are consistent with a rot that spreads mainly throu…Peach leaf curl likelyRed, thickened and distorted leaves are very typical of peach leaf curl.…Aphids likelySmall insects, curled leaves and sticky honeydew point to an aphid attack.…Powdery mildewWhite powdery coating on young leaves and shoots, which become deformed and stop growing.…Shot hole disease (coryneum)Small purple spots that fall out: leaves look riddled with shot. Common on cherry, plum, a…Chlorosis (deficiency, often iron)Leaves yellow between veins that stay green, mainly on young shoots: not a contagious dise…Scale insectsSmall fixed bumps on the bark or stems, sticky honeydew and a black deposit (sooty mould):…Collar rot (Phytophthora)A dark ooze at the base of the trunk and general decline: a soil fungus attacks the collar…Water stress (lack of water)Dry leaf edges, soft foliage in the heat and early leaf drop: the tree is short of water, …Bacterial canker (stone fruit)Sunken bark patches oozing gum, dying buds and dieback: a bacterium common on cherry, apri…
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