3/31/09

The Wind has Taken My Peaches

I had no idea that young peaches can drop from the tree because it gets too windy. Apparently this is common. I let it go unwatched for a few days and I was down to one peach. Today, I went to the nursery to ask what happened and I was told that it was probably too windy.

The tree is doing really, really good. No bugs, no deficiencies, no watering/sun problems. For some reason, this one little peach has hung on for a few weeks while all the others dropped.
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  1. This is actually beneficial for the tree. Peach trees tend to begin much more fruit than they could possibly sustain through the growing season, so some fruit will fall from the tree after having developed for a month or so. This allows the tree to concentrate its resources on the remaining fruit, resulting in larger, tastier peaches. Some growers like to do additional thinning to remove any peaches that are growing closer than 4"-6" from each other. (This also helps prevent branches from becoming overloaded and breaking.)

    Your tree looks like it's in fantastic shape, so I think you're fine. Especially if it's a young tree or recent transplant, you should see more fruit with each additional year. The only thing would be if you're fertilizing, perhaps the tree is getting too much nitrogen, causing it to focus on leaves rather than fruit.
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