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[Caren Kirk <quirky@videotron.ca>]

 A couple of years ago I bought a Reliance Peach as an experiment, 
which never survived the winter. However I left the rootstock in the 
ground and it grew and has now become a little tree/ bush. Last year I 
had one or two peaches fro the first time. They were small, hairy, very 
pale, but actually quite sweet and delicious.

So now I have tasted them I've decided I will be keeping the peach after 
all. Unfortunately I have done a bad job of pruning it, and It does look 
like an overgrown bush at the moment.

In order to make it more tree like I would have to trim off some very 
large, very low branches. The diameter of one of these is 2/3 to 3/4 of 
the main trunk.

Any advice on how to do this without ruining the tree?

I know I should have done it before,what can I say, we can't always be 
perfect!

Caren Kirk
St. Jerome, QC