This man is a WONDER TEACHER! When he started giving brief instructions for WHAT/WHY/WHERE he was cutting, THATS WHEN I REALIZED HE IS AN EXCEPTION TEACHER!
The awesome thing about your videos is that they're not just entertaining but also seriously educational! I learn so much! And then I can come back later for a refresher when I need it. Thank you!
"This one here, I don't like it, I'm going to take it off, and that's how it's going to be." Made me smile. Fantastic video! Got my peaches all pruned yesterday and I understood why I needed to make each cut! There were a few though that had me waffling and then I remembered your comment above. :)
This is my first spring on new 5b property, so I ordered x20 fruit trees! I'll be using all the tips in your videos. Wish me luck and let me know if you want a hand in the final layout
I have a small backyard orchard in South Dakota. I love hearing about northern gardeners making their own little orchards. I have cherries, peach, apple and pears. What are you buying?
@8th C.Elisabeth I was going to get cherries too, but they only had one variety in stock, so i got apples, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, nectarine. Tried to get all disease resistant and dwarf but I grabbed a couple of half-standard Apples I'll put on the north end. How close do you think I should put them along the woods? There's one Maple in the area that has branches stretching 25' out and over the area I want to plant.
What happens if you prune a young peach tree in the spring? I missed pruning in the winter because I didn’t know to prune it then. Not sure if I should go ahead and prune it now or wait until this winter. It’s a 2 year old tree.
I think your pruning videos are the best! Not only do you show how to prune, but also explain why you prune each branch. Just so informative. Thank you!!
This was so helpful! Thank you for taking us through your process and explaining the reasoning behind each cut. I feel ready to prune my tree. Thank you!
This is very timely for me as I will soon be pruning my peach trees. Last year I didn't prune enough of the 1 year old wood and subsequently the trees had too many peaches, more than the branches could support. Both of my trees then lost limbs during a severe thunderstorm, they were overburdened with the heavy fruit and snapped off of the main branches. Glad to hear Tuck is doing better!
Awesome video. Thank you. Very clear and easy to understand. I like it that you also explained why the types of cuts were important. I have two peach trees that I'll be pruning this week, and I feel far more ready to do so now.
Very nice to see you James! I think that every time I see you prune a tree, I understand it better. It seems like peach trees must grow very fast to need so much pruning each year. I love the idea of keeping the tree short, and taking very good care of it. Looking forward to your next video. Good health and happiness to you and yours! Hugs, kissies, and well-wishes for Tuck!
This video has so much information! I wish I knew all this info when I got my peach tree. I let it get way too big. I need to get out and do some serious pruning to get it back under control. I have been trying to watch videos over this winter to see what to do and your explanations were exactly what I needed to hear.
This was incredibly helpful! Thank you for taking the time to guide us through your pruning process. I now feel confident and ready to tackle pruning my own tree. Thank you once again!
Comin' to you Live From Indiana!! Thanks for the informative lesson. I have seven interspecific peaches, plums & apricots & cherries from One Green World. We had one Emerald Beaut fruit last year. Will prune asap. They already had the vee shape put in but need to cut shoots.
Great reminder for me to get out and prune my peach trees. Also, in case you missed it... there is a Spotted Lantern Fly egg case on the main branch..it is at 1 min. 47 sec. They really infested my young fruit trees last year. Good luck to you and the Tuck this season. Much appreciation from PA zone 6b/7 💓
Super impressed you spotting that. I had to goog as I had no idea what you were seeing. Looking at the territory map, they are currently Low in my area, but thanks for clueing me in to keep an eye out! They coming.
I am so happy to see you guys back in the garden. I'm also happy to see the Boss looking wonderful as usual I pray that he will be with you for a very long time. I know you are taking great care of each other
Pruned today using your methods. Your explanation made it all clear. I shaped five interspecific plumcots, dapple dandy etc. into 3-5 base trunks growing into scaffolds. The company had already lopped off the main trunk but never would have known to snip off hugely long ends shooting into the sky. Thanks!
Excellent, I like that you explained every cut. Whether repetitive or not, it wasn't a "30 minutes later heres 40% of the tree pruned" with no demonstration. Just a nice after 5-10 minutes of watching the cuts, it all made sense....
Excellent video, thank you! I'm going to use this for my monstrous nectarine tree. We're coming into Autumn here (South Australia) and I was dreading how to tackle it but your video gives me confidence that I can win the battle lol
You’re welcome! And thank you for the generous contribution it means a lot to me and the little boss! 🐕😁❤️
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This was SO incredibly helpful. Especially since I’m raising my new peach tree here in New Jersey. Have watched so many videos that just weren’t really explaining how and why they were pruning the way they were. Your step-by-step play by play finally made sense. Thank you!!
So nice to see you and Tuck! Perfect timing...I was trudging through the snow to look at our peach trees and contemplating how I'd be pruning them. I always like a refresher when it comes to pruning. You have the best videos and I always learn something new. Thanks, James and Tuck!
Thank you so much. I just bought a house with peach and apple trees 😂 You video was easy to watch and very informative. Thank you for staying on topic and love the guardian ❤❤❤
Phenomenal video as always man. I've been watching your channel for a few years now and you're always one of my go to gardening channel for tips and everything. And I LOVE your energy and enthusiasm you bring every time. Keep up the great work as always man and never stop being You!
Fantastic tutorial on peach tree pruning! You have to approach it differently from apple tree pruning and this video really helped me. Thank you so much!
Thanks James! Because of you I bought fruit trees late Fall of '21 & Spring '22 and now I'm getting brave to make those first pruning cuts this week. Much appreciation, Roxanne Zone5 Ontario 🇨🇦 Sending hugs 🤗 to sweet Tuck🐾
Lets Goooo Roxanne!! Thanks for the generous donation and the hugs for the little guy. The love support means more to me and Tuck than you know, its our fuel! 🐕😁❤️
You reiterate that these trees always make too much fruit. My squirrel visitors are hoping so too! It’s my first first peach tree this spring so we will see who wins that battle.
Just came across your video. I desperately need to prune my 2 trees and your video has given me some great insight as to what I should be looking to do to improve my trees. Thanks for the video!
This was the best peach pruning video I have seen, thank you! I have tried to find a video to clearly explain step by step the process and no one has made it as understandable! Thank you!
Just bought a hoodie and a t-shirt. Your pup reminds me of my Presley, she lasted 14 years and I miss her every day. She was definitely guardian of the garden 🪴 ♥️
So glad we found this video... our peach tree is out of control . We took off so many peaches before knowing that peach trees are heavy producers. We have had so much wind this year (Northern California), and branches keep snapping. We should be able to pick our fruit within the next week or 10 days. That's for sharing your knowledge!
I just bought my first tree! A prunus persica versicolor. I have no idea what I’m doing but this has helped! I now know to let it grow more out than up. Plus I now know the best way to prune to get flowers and fruit ❤️
Great to see you back! Was thinking about you n Tuckie when I was pruning and then cutting down a pear tree that wasn't working for me... like you did your apple tree. Plus my Journaling of what I did and when! Thank you James!!! ❤❤❤🐶❤❤❤
WOW, I cannot wait until next Spring 2024 to Prune my trees, I moved in and thought my tree was a quamquot, this year I realize it as a peach tree someone planted before I moved in. Tree has never been pruned in 7 years, I will prune as you showed net spring
