Our peach tree leaves suddenly began to shrivel and dry up on the entire tree and many globules of clear sap began showing up on the limbs and trunk of the tree. We live on the edge of the Black Hills in Rapid City, SD.
My Elberta peach tree produces tons of fruit each year, but most of it falls off while still a little baby peach. What remains gets these places on the fruit that oozes sap like stuff, then the peach dies and falls off. I am so heartbroken. Can you please tell me what's wrong and what to do about it?
It sounds like peach borer. This article will help you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/peach-tree-borer.htm
If I plant a single peach tree, will it fruit? Or do I need another peach tree to ensure fertilization?
Check the lable on the tree before you purchase. Most spcies are self pollinating, so you'll only need one.
Peach tree produced a lot of peaches but before they were ready to pick, a white mold grew on the fruit. What is this and how can I correct it?
What you're describing sounds like a fungal infection, possibly brown rot? Check with your local extension office (found under gov't in your phone book) for advice on the best way to treat these type of infections, specific to your area.
I normally use copper sulfate as a fungicide on my fruit trees, but I have no peaches. The borers won that one, LOL
I have ants all over my peach tree and cannot find mound. Help with suggestions?
Thank you for sending us your question. The following article(s) should be of some help to you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/keeping-ants-of-flowering-vines-vegetables-and-flowers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/get-rid-of-ants.htm
After I harvested peaches, the leaves in my tree started turning yellow and falling off. The tree is less than a year old. Climate here has been extremely hot (99+ F) during the day. I have been watering it every other day. Could you tell me what I can do? I don't want the tree to die.
This sounds like a combination of problems, the high heat is causing a lot of stress to the tree, which is probably one of the reasons it's dropping leaves. When you water a peach tree, try to water deeply once a week. Don't try to add fertilizer when it is doing this.
Here are a couple of articles that may be of help to you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/common-peach-diseases.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/peach-tree-care.htm
My peach tree bears fruit that stays green but is ripe inside. They have black spots. The ground looks wet around the tree and and we live in mid Florida. Could it have an underground stream too near it?
This article may be of help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/common-peach-diseases.htm
And I also suggest you contact your local extension office (found under gov't in the phone book) they should be able to advise you on your possible stream problem and help come up with some solutions to your problems.