Two years ago I planted a dwarf peach tree. This year it is covered with baby peaches. Do I need to thin some of them out, or will they thin themselves?
Thank you for help!
I didn’t see where anyone had responded to your question. Yes, you need to thin the peaches. If you don’t, you’ll probably get a lot of undersized peaches that aren’t very sweet because the tree can’t make enough carbohydrates to nourish them all. You also risk branches breaking under the weight of the fruit.
Thin to about one peach every 6-10 inches along each branch. It’s best to do this about 40 days after full bloom, before the fruit reach marble-size. Try to remove the smaller, discolored or damaged fruits. Leave the biggest and best ones on the tree.
I’m really looking forward to having to do this job again. (My old peach tree died and I just planted a new one in January.)