Induced resistance to Peach Leaf Curl

[Olpea]

@Drew51

@Olpea hey Mark check out this 20 year old peach tree grown in Michigan. Look at the trunk. My ten year old trees have thicker trunks than this tree. I guess all gardening is local. When you mentioned trunk size I was a little worried. Looks like my trunk size is par for the course. I feel better now😁. I was a touch worried after seeing your trees.

Thanks for posting that vid Drew. I almost always enjoy watching videos about growing peaches.

But… I don’t buy that that peach tree is 20 years old (at about 11:20 min in the vid). That bark on the trunk (and scaffolds) is way too smooth for a 20 year old tree. I’d estimate the tree at about 6 or 7 years old. Maybe the owner was confused, or maybe the youtube influencer was confused, but I don’t believe that tree is 20 years old.

Compare the bark on that tree to your 10 year old tree you posted.

Using Dave Wilson techniques to keep trees small

Here is citation trunk after ten years. This is a 4 in one grafted tree so trunk is all citation. [IMG_1367]

That said, I don’t think you have anything to worry about. Your trees are doing well under your care. And the important thing is you are getting good fruit!