Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much fruit, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Planting a peach tree in your yard puts fresh, ripe peaches within reach. Among fruit trees, peaches (as well as ...

KUSA — Researchers at Colorado State University think they have found a solution to the ever-growing problem of peach trees dying due to cytospora: spraying latex paint and the fungicide Topsin.

Growing a peach tree from seed (which is located inside the pit) is a long-term project. "It may take several years before the tree produces fruit, and the resulting peaches may not be identical to ...

Q. My peach tree has started looking sad – not as many leaves as last year, leaves are turning yellow, not much fruit, and there are little holes in the trunk where sap has oozed out and dried. I’ve ...

Q: When should I be dormant spraying my fruit trees? Earlier this year I asked about peach leaf curl on my peach tree and was told that prevention in the form of at least two dormant sprays was the ...

Protecting your peach tree in winter ensures healthy growth and a strong fruit harvest when the warm weather returns. Wrap trunks and crowns with breathable materials, apply thick mulch, and water ...

THE disease known as peach-leaf curl is due to a fungus called Exoascus defonnans (Berk.), and seems to be more or less common and destructive wherever peach-trees are grown. It is almost confined to ...