A Detailed Guide to Peach Tree Planting Techniques and Cultivation Management Methods

How are peach trees planted? When it comes to peaches, everyone is surely familiar with them; they are very popular all over the country. Now let us take a look at how peach trees are planted!

Cultivation techniques:

1. Autumn planting: it is best to plant before the soil freezes earlier in the year, so that in spring the seedlings first develop roots and then sprout, giving a high survival rate and vigorous growth after sprouting, which helps produce strong seedlings in the first year.

2. Shaping and management in the first year is key. After the seedlings sprout, keep one main branch growing upward, and be careful to spray pesticide to prevent pests from damaging the terminal bud. Any side branches that grow thicker than half the thickness of the main branch should be pruned off at any time to prevent the side branches from competing with the main branch for nutrients and affecting the upward growth of the trunk. Begin keeping branches starting 40 cm from the base of the trunk. Apply nitrogen fertilizer and urea in several split applications during the early and middle periods to promote rapid growth of the seedlings; generally they can grow to more than 2.5 m tall in the same year.

3. After August, stop using nitrogen fertilizer and apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer as a top dressing. Twist and bend the tips of side branches and pull branches down. Depending on tree vigor, plant growth regulators such as paclobutrazol and chlormequat can be sprayed appropriately to control excessive growth, promote flower bud formation, and lay a good foundation for fruiting the next year.