Peaches are small and not fully ripened.
No, they should be ripe by now. They will probably drop soon.
These articles will help you to know when to harvest peaches: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/peach-tree-harvesting.htm
This will help you to get peaches to form properly: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/peach-tree-care.htm
This will help with fertilization: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/fertilizing-peach-trees.htm
normal? If not what do I do?? I planted this peach tree in March or April this year got a couple of fruit that were delicious!! I am new to growing a peach tree!! It has full sun and proper drainage!! All leaves have started to fall but now I am experiencing new leaf growth and pink flowers!! Have not seen any type of sappy substance or any sign of a borer?? Please help is this normal if not what do I do and when do I prune the tree?? I can’t remember what type tree it is all I know is that it is a type of dwarf peach
Your tree may have experienced stress, gone into dormancy, then when conditions improved, came out of dormancy and bloomed. (just like spring)
This is not uncommon and you should still have buds left to bloom in the spring.
Check whether cultural needs of the fruit tree are being met.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/peach-tree-pruning.htm
In Ottawa we purchased a 2-3 year old peach plant & planted in our yard. Initially it grew very well. But during 2nd year's severe winter & snow it died completely. However from the roots few branches (about 10) appeared. In the last 2/3 years 3 branches which grew over 6 feet have dried & the balance have grown to over 12 feet high in last 4-5 years, and the diameter at ground level for each branch is almost approaching to 3". The plant is full with leaves & is spread over about 15 feet & most of the day it gets sun. It is now 5 years that we planted it. Why there are no flowers so far? What should we do? Earlier the same information I passed to Montreal Botanical as well a research US organisation dealing with peaches but did not get any response.
The bad news is that if your peach tree was grafted, your tree that grew from the roots probably was the rootstock your peach tree was grafted onto and not a suitable cultivar itself.
Here's an article that explains these terms and concept of grafting:
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/grafting-and-budding-nursery-crop-plants
You can start over with a new tree, or consider using grafting technique to acquire and graft a selected desirable "scion" on to your existing tree.
After spraying some copper, the spots turned a blue color.
That is a bacterial spot. A severe one, I might add.
This article will explain: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/bacterial-spot-on-peach-trees.htm
There will be no treatment, though what you have done is accepted as one of the best things to attempt correction.
If pruning severely doesn't help for next Spring, then you may be looking at complete removal of the trees.
You may want to contact your local extension service, as this can spread to the area nearby, killing other trees elsewhere. They can help you to remedy the situation.
This link will help you to find the closest extension service to you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search
Hi I'm trying plant some peaches and put it seed in a fridge for cold stratification and the medium dried off for one day until I realised! My question is roughly how long does it really take for the seed to die without moisture or water? Would one day being dry completely ruin the chance of seeding? Or does re moisturising be ok? Doesn't the seed itself contain water to survive for a little while without water? Is so, approx how many day for a peach seed size? Many thanks
If you have left the outer stone on the seed, then this could take months to fully dry out, since they will take months to soak up enough water to germinate that way.
There is a much faster way, should you choose.
Just wear gloves, as all of the members of the genus, Prunus, will contain prussic acid (Hydrogen cyanide) in the seed once you get the shell off. It will only take a couple of weeks to germinate with the shell off.
This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/planting-peach-seeds.htm
Prune every year; this year it has all these little branches on the top. 4 years old.
I'm sorry, your photo did not come through. It will be difficult to say without seeing the damage, but the description sounds quite like Witches Broom. This article will offer more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/witches-broom-disease.htm
pot outside over the winter? I live in zone 6
If they are still very small I would go ahead and pot them up but leave them inside. Next spring you can move it outside.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/planting-peach-seeds.htm