Latest Summary of Common Problems in Peach Tree Planting
Planting peach trees is a rather time-consuming task, and growers need to pay attention throughout the entire growth process of the peach tree. However, there will always be some abnormalities during the planting process, and various problems are often encountered. Below, let's learn about several common problems encountered during planting and see if you have run into them.
1. The trunk does not grow
The growth and development of a peach tree depend on the drive of the trunk. If the trunk grows fast and well, then the whole peach tree is basically relatively healthy, and the yield is guaranteed. However, the trunk not growing is something that people easily encounter. In everyone's orchards, poor-growing fruit trees are often found, with thin and short trunks, and the yield of the fruit trees is also extremely unoptimistic. When this situation occurs, pay attention to problems with fertilization and pests. If all other aspects are normal and only this tree is abnormal, then it is basically the sapling itself that has a problem. You can try clearing away the other branches and keeping only the trunk to see whether the growth can return to normal.
2. The tree body leans
During the growth process, peach trees growing crooked, or the whole tree growing at a slant, also happens from time to time. Trees growing like this are very bad in the orchard and can easily affect the surrounding trees. There are several reasons for this. First, when planting, some saplings were planted crooked, so naturally they grew out somewhat crooked in the end. Second, it is caused by sunlight. If one side receives more light for a long time, the fruit tree grows toward the sun and naturally tends to grow crooked. There is also another case where, after planting, it is attacked by factors such as wind, gets blown crooked, and the grower does not adjust it in time, ultimately resulting in crooked growth.
3. Severe fruit drop
The problem of fruit drop has always been a challenge faced by peach trees, but this problem occurs to some extent every year and is very difficult to prevent and control. The causes of fruit drop are mainly divided into several aspects, including natural factors, disease factors, and human factors. Natural factors are caused by conditions such as wind, rain, and drought, and these cannot be changed. Disease factors can be prevented and controlled. The diseases causing peach fruit drop are generally around the fruit. When fruit drop is abnormal, checking more around the fruit can basically identify the cause. Human factors include unreasonable fertilization, which leads to insufficient fertilizer needed by the peach tree and ultimately causes fruit drop. There is also excessive pruning, which causes the fruit tree to enter a brief weak period, and the nutrient supply cannot keep up, leading to fruit drop.
4. Short full-fruit period
What growers like most is none other than the full-fruit period, as this represents a continuous period of harvest. However, more and more people find that their peach trees' full-fruit period is not as good as others'. There are many cases where others' trees have ten years, while their own have only six years, and the returns are far inferior to others'. In fact, this is caused by not paying attention during daily planting. Only when pruning, scientific fertilization, winter maintenance, and all other aspects are done well can the maximum full-fruit period of the fruit tree be guaranteed to the greatest extent. Therefore, do not ignore these problems when planting, as they affect future harvests.
The above are some problems in peach tree planting. Here, mainly some common situations have been selected to introduce to everyone, and by the way, to let everyone know the causes, so that it will be convenient for everyone to make adjustments when planting.