Peach trees are great for learning fruit tree growing as they produce in just a few years. This year I am experimenting with scaffold training as I run out of room for full size trees. This young nectarine has four scaffolds held in place with spreaders made from paper straws.
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Seedling nectarine
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Paper straw spreaders to increase crotch angle
Zone 6, 45 inches precipitation, hard clay soil
His brain is the size of a cherry pit! About the size of this ad:
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