Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing

Posted by bc on May 31, 2021 at 06:32:18 from (24.255.129.137):

Hello guys. Thought I'd start a new thread on this. I'm in central Kansas.

What's the secret to growing peach trees? Bot some along with some cherries and apples from a nursery in Wenatchee Washington last spring. 5 of the 9 kinda died right off. 3 of the remaining 5 began growing out of the area around the graft union with the main trunk looking dead. Thinking about getting some more from the big box stores. The ones I bot were bare root and the lady said they have to be planted before they leaf out at 80 degrees or else wait to fall. Got them planted in time but we had a lot of rain and that may have contributed to some dying. The ones at the stores are in containers and leafed out now except some had some dead leaves on them so I don't know how they will do if I got them which are on sale now.

I had bot 5 different types of peach trees with different ripening dates so I would have peaches coming from August through September. Red Haven, Aug 5-10; Glohaven, Aug 15-20; Red Globe, Aug 20-25; Early Alberta, Aug 25-30; and O'Henry, Sep 10-15. She said they were dwarf trees and would produce in 3 years but I don't think mine that are left will make it in 3 years. The Early Alberta looks ok and the O'henry is growing out of the graft union with the main trunk looking dead.

The apples seemed to do better, Gibson Golden Delicious, Sep 20-30 and Red Rubens, Sep 5-10 and still alive although one is growing out of the graft union. Had two different cherry trees as one needed to cross pollinate with the other and both died, Bing and a Skeena. We try to water them once a week when not raining.

The plan was that I wanted Colorado peaches. When I called a couple orchards in western Colorado I found out that Colorado is not a type of peach tree but they use all types that they order from Washington and it is the soil and climate that gives them their taste.

Besides the small orchard, we want to plant some new shade trees and wind breaks and basically redesign the farmstead. Going to put up a 50'x100' building but haven't picked the spot. So I'd like to get some trees started such as some oaks and others around back somewhere and then move them when they get a little bigger in 2 to 4 years. Don't have a tree spade but do have a backhoe. Wondering if there is something or someway I can wrap them and still move them in a few years? K-state forestry also has an assortment of bare root trees I'd try once I have a place to put them. We have a number of older trees that need to be replaced but don't want to cut them down until we have some decent sized replacements. There are a couple very big and old elms that are going to die off one of these days. I like the cottonless cottonwoods but I wouldn't plant any near the house as some of their roots grow along the surface of the ground.

Looking for any suggestions here. Thanks.

Replies:

• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing bc 10:03:34 06/02/21 (1)
  • Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing mtf 13:49:21 06/02/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing mtf 06:54:38 06/02/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing bc 18:39:35 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing bc 16:57:56 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing JD Dave 13:47:00 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing bc 10:07:20 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing buickanddeere 09:32:51 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing Rgr33 09:31:50 05/31/21 (1)
  • Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing Hay hay hay 18:50:21 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing Vicinalvictor 08:31:49 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing caterpillar guy 07:21:01 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing buickanddeere 07:04:38 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing Dave41A 07:03:50 05/31/21 (0)
• Re: Peach, fruit, and shade tree growing teddy52food 06:49:58 05/31/21 (0)

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