Everything from pruning techniques to soil pH play a huge role in how healthy your peach trees will be. Consider this your ...

Q. My peach tree has started looking sad – not as many leaves as last year, leaves are turning yellow, not much fruit, and there are little holes in the trunk where sap has oozed out and dried. I’ve ...

The bark is coming off of the tree and it looks like there’s quite a lot of sap leakage because the remaining bark appears stained. If you look closely, you may see tiny holes in the exposed wood.

The bark is coming off of the tree and it looks like there’s quite a lot of sap leakage because the remaining bark appears stained. If you look closely, you may see tiny holes in the exposed wood.

The bark is coming off of the tree and it looks like there’s quite a lot of sap leakage because the remaining bark appears stained. If you look closely, you may see tiny holes in the exposed wood.

As with most all borers, treatment involves wetting the bark of the tree where this borer is active. However, it’s also important to carefully time the applications to achieve good control.

The larvae of a different species of moth, peach tree borers attack not only peach trees, but also plums, cherries, nectarines and apricots. Adult moths lay eggs on the bark of the tree in mid- to ...

You shouldn't prune your peach tree in summer, fall, or early winter. "People think about pruning in summer, but this is when the trees are in full leaf, so they're generating energy to store for ...

'Peach trees need at least 20% full sun in the summer in order to produce flower buds for next year's crop. The top of the tree can shade the interior or lower branches, preventing flower buds from ...

Peach leaf curl is caused is by a fungus called Taphrina deformans. This fungus thrives between November and May, when daytime temperatures range between 48 and 87 degrees Fahrenheit and we have ...

The following winter, I treated the tree with Liqui-Cop and that seems to have taken care of the leaf curl. Now the branches look diseased – the bark is coming off and the tree just looks sad.