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[Claude Jolicoeur <cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>]

Karen,
I can't help much on pruning it without actually 
seeing it, but if you ever get root suckers from 
this wild peach tree, let me know!
I would be interested...
Claude

Le 08:07 12.02.24, vous avez écrit:
>   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