How many jin can a peach tree roughly produce? With pruning time and technical key points

Peaches are a common fruit in China, not only fragrant but also crisp and tasty, very appealing to people, and some even plant one specifically outside their courtyard, so how many jin can a peach tree roughly produce? How to prune for a high fruit-setting rate?

I. How many jin can a peach tree roughly produce?

Under normal circumstances, a peach tree can produce about 200-300 jin, and one mu can produce around 3000-4000 jin; with proper management, a single tree can produce up to 600 jin, but due to differences in variety and region, the yield will vary. If peach trees in the full fruit stage are planted at a spacing of more than 5 m between plants and more than 5 m between rows, and fertilizer management with urea, potassium chloride, superphosphate, etc. is done well, high peach yields can be achieved.

II. How to prune peach trees for a high fruit-setting rate?

1. Pruning time: When is the best time to prune?

Peach trees are generally pruned from early May to July in summer and from late November to early December in winter, but summer pruning is best; generally, the first pruning can be done in May, the second in June, and the third in July.

2. Pruning methods: How to prune well at each growth stage?

(1) Pruning method for the young tree stage: This is generally done after the seedlings are transplanted and have survived; when pruning, short cutting and light pruning can be used, that is, removing the miscellaneous and weak branches on the lower part of the young tree and keeping only a small number of branches and leaves, which can promote the growth of the young tree; when it grows to the later stage, gradually trim it into the tree shape.

(2) Pruning method for mature trees in the initial fruit stage: This is generally done when the peach tree first begins to bear fruit; light pruning and long release can be used to gradually cultivate fruit-bearing branches. Because at this time the peach tree still bears relatively few fruits, the main purpose of pruning is to shape the tree, facilitate later harvesting, and improve the later fruiting rate of the peach tree.

(3) Pruning method for mature trees in the full fruit stage: This is generally done during the full fruit stage of the peach tree; dead branches, old branches, diseased branches, weak branches, dense branches, etc. can be lightly pruned away, which can promote the growth of new branches and maintain the light and air permeability of the peach tree.

(4) Pruning method for the late growth stage: This is generally done during the aging stage of the peach tree; old branches can be pruned off and new branches regrown, which can extend the service life of the peach tree and also maintain the yield and quality of the peach tree.

Overall, how many jin a peach tree can produce mainly depends on whether management is good. If managed well, one tree can produce about 600 jin; if managed improperly, it can produce about 200-300 jin. At the same time, it also depends on the variety and where it is planted, so it is hard to estimate. In addition, peach trees need pruning once at the young tree stage, initial fruit stage, full fruit stage, and late growth stage, so as to promote fruit growth and increase the fruit-setting rate.