Is my peach tree beyond saving?

I made the huge mistake of not pruning my peach tree in the spring, and it’s a mess. Branches have snapped, it’s drooping over in a few places, and while it produced this year, I was able to harvest very few peaches because most fell or didn’t fully develop. Is there anything I can do at this point to save it?

Ashley, welcome to the forum!

It looks like it would be best to cut the broken limbs off.

This article from Stark Bros. Nursey says you can prune fruit trees after the trees go dormant in the fall and will give you some pruning tips:

https://www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/article/successful-tree-pruning

I agree with Anne. Cut off the broken branches below the break.   I had a Peach that was damaged by an ice storm a few years ago.  It is producing well after surgery.

Cut out the dead, dying and diseased. Peaches are notoriously short-lived and like to split, get lanky and break, just as yours does. Mine looks marginally. better but they keep producing a lot and are 11 years old. There's no point in trying to force a fruit tree to fruit when it's putting so much of it's energy toward healing.

Start with heading cuts on any broken or damaged branches first. You don't want to prune more than 1/3 of the tree so stop if you get to that point. If you can still push it a little more, then do a few more heading cuts on the remaining branches. This will encourage growth closer the trunk.

Good luck!