peach trees

this spring, my peach tree was hit by a hard frost, it lost all of the buds, new fruit,and leaves. it hasn’t recovered at all, and stands in the yard totally bare. will it come back next spring???

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 09/22/2017 @ 7:43 am

The answer depends on how seriously it was damaged- if the tree is still alive, it has the potential to recover. Here’s how to tell if your tree is dead or alive:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-scratch-test.htm ^[1]

Pruning back the dead branches may help the tree to recover, but the best time to do this is probably next spring. These articles will help you:

https://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Trees/freeze.htm ^[2]
https://extension.missouri.edu/p/XR1 ^[3]

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[1] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-scratch-test.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-scratch-test.htm

[2] https://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Trees/freeze.htm: https://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Trees/freeze.htm

[3] https://extension.missouri.edu/p/XR1: https://extension.missouri.edu/p/XR1

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