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  • From: Don Yellman <dyellman@earthlink.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] More Peaches Drop
  • Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 00:00:38 -0400

Dylan:

It did not occur to me that you might be talking about very young peach trees, perhaps having set their first crops of peaches. If that is the case, fruit drop at a very early stage is normal. The trees will start to hold their fruit when they are ready to do so, and you will easily notice the difference, since they begin to grow very quickly. That is also when you should start to thin so that the peaches can reach their design size and quality, rather than wait for natural drop. Whether seedling trees will produce really good peaches is a tossup, although I have a tree that grew from a Lovell rootstock that does produce excellent peaches.

If you decline to utilize 'cides of any kind, you may have some interesting encounters with the oriental fruit moth. This insect is hard enough to keep off the peaches even when using available chemical assistance. OFM is my least favorite insect.

Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA





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