Dwarf peach tree.. (forum)

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Ok, so I bought a "southern flame" dwarf peach tree and this is my first "real" plant so I have a question or two.

When I bought it, I repotted it in soil for citrus trees and fertilized it with similar fertilizer. Now, the leaves are getting splotchy and burnt-looking. It gets about 4 hours of morning sun and water when dry.. I've had it for about 3 weeks and it was great before I got my hands on it :\ Fungus? Shock?

Also, I've been looking at pruning it but I'm going to wait for it to go dormant unless you guys think I should do it now.. I've read that there should be no vertical branches so should I cut the middle branch? That sounds drastic!

Again, any advice is helpful. I've recently gotten into gardening and up until now, all I've had is aloe (which is doing fantastic!)
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Time: 5th July 2013 9:39am

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jakfruit etiquette says...
If you are in Australia, your peach should be dropping its leaves over winter, so they will go yellow before falling.
Much easier to prune when leafless, but why no vert growth ?

Time: 6th July 2013 4:10pm

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Julie says...
I have always understood that horizontal branches bear more fruit. The typical vase shape has very little vertical growth.

Time: 6th July 2013 8:07pm

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MaryT says...
I was told by a gardener (see pic) that because sap rises vertically therefore when you encourage lateral growth it promotes fruit growth along the length of the branches.
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Time: 7th July 2013 6:56am

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Julie says...
Can't quite tell - is that an espaliered apple?

Time: 7th July 2013 7:23pm

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Nick T says...
I think that apple is trained as a step-over Julie, like an espalier but with only one arm :)

Time: 7th July 2013 9:09pm

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MaryT says...
Yes, Julie; that's apple. The trees are 'trained' by keeping only lateral branches along the 'rail' (tied down with strips of cloth). New shoots then form fruit along the length of the branches.

Time: 8th July 2013 5:56am

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vlct says...
Has anyone ever seen dwarf million dollar peachs for sale ?

Time: 19th November 2013 2:58pm

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sternus1 says...
Sorry no, I have not. The local nurseries here (including bunnings) sell sunset and dwarf angel, have never seen nor heard of million dollar.

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Time: 19th November 2013 3:03pm

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