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Planting Peach Trees

How to Plant Peach Trees

Best time to plant "Early Spring"

• Dig a hole twice as wide and one and a half times as deep as the root mass. Mix soil from hole with 1 part compost to 2 parts soil.
  
  
• Prune off any twisted, broken or dead roots. Form a cone of the soil mix in the hole. Spread the roots down around the mound.
  
  
• Adjust level of tree so that where the stem joins the rootstock sits one inch above ground level. Fill with soil. Firm and Water.
  
  
• Thin the peaches when they are about one inch in diameter. Allow about 6-10 inches between each fruit on a branch.
  
  
• Spray the tree with dormant oil in early spring of the next year, before the buds open. This will kill any insects and eggs.

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Sun and Soil

Full Sun and Rich well drained Soil

• All peach trees need at least six hours of direct sunlight each day. Plant in sunny, sheltered location away from chilling winds.
  
  
• Rich, Sandy soil. Peach trees need soil with plenty of organic matter, such as compost.