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I have a couple of three year old peach trees. Compare to other peach trees at this age, their trunks seem to be too thin. Is it due to lack of nutrition? I fertilize them once a year in the fall with fruit tree spikes. Shall I fertilize them more? What element (N, P or K) is good for growing trunks? How often is it recommended to fertilize a young tree? Thanks.
Plants: 9 | From: California | Registered: Jan 2003
| Seeded: 65.174.124.29
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'P' will help with trunk strength. A fall application of bone meal would work.
I have found that the easiest, quickest way to 'bulk' up the trunks on fruit trees and to provide better fruiting at the same time, is to annually cut back the branches by a third in February. If the tree is grown for fruit production and not so much for ornamental value, 'topping' the tree will help also, but it ruins the natural shape of the tree, in my opinion.
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Thanks Acanthus. I will try to add the bone meal this fall. I do trim back my fruit trees every year in early Spring. Looks like my soil lacks phosphorus.
Plants: 9 | From: California | Registered: Jan 2003
| Seeded: 65.174.124.29
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