Introduction and Question from a Beginner

[SpokanePeach]

Apparently “hope” is not a great strategy - who knew?..
Trying again with the correct? Link…

Training branch up trunk to become a scaffold branch

Hmm, that’s hard to say, but I doubt it. Peaches have pretty shallow roots, but I’m not sure they die easy. Even where I’m at, the ground can freeze to a couple feet in a cold winter (although the ground wouldn’t get as cold as AK). The problem with testing this theory is that I suspect peaches frozen at ground level probably behave the same as peaches cut at ground level. I’ve cut down lots of peach trees at ground level (during the dormant season) and most of the time they don’t send up …

Kevin