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Peach tree has growth on one branch

 
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Went to our camp and found only one branch had leave and small peaches. All other branches are pliable but have zero growth. East Texas zone 8b. Planted in March of 2023, had good growth before winter and all branches were healthy. It is an Elberte peach, Branch is lowest on left side in the photo. Any suggestions?
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My peach trees look sort of like that. I am grateful for any signs of life on them. They are dying on top in several places, but there are many shoots up from near the trunk. Not sure what that means, though.
 
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I would do a scratch test of the bark on those branches to see if there is some green underneath. I have seen some transplant shocked trees online with similar condition. A recommendation was to 'reset' the tree and trim back to the living leader.

I don't have first hand experience doing this, I hope someone chimes in if they know better.

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Norm Burch wrote:Went to our camp and found only one branch had leave and small peaches. All other branches are pliable but have zero growth. East Texas zone 8b. Planted in March of 2023, had good growth before winter and all branches were healthy. It is an Elberte peach, Branch is lowest on left side in the photo. Any suggestions?



Top of that tree is likely dead. A couple of mine looked like that and I gave them some time to wake up but nothing happened. I just cut the dead part off the top of a seedling peach a couple hours ago, so it can make a new leader. That soil looks familiar... I would've extended that mulch ring a couple more feet out from the tree and dropped the forest floor on it.
 
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Maybe those branches that leafed out got more sun.  I would suggest giving the tree more time.

If by fall then go ahead and prune any part that seems dead.
 
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