I planted a dwarf peach tree 4 years ago. It had some peaches the 2nd year (surprised me) and gobs of them last year. However, the tree was attacked by something that made the leaves shrivel up and had ugly red spots on them and many of them died and fell off.
Last year the tree continued to grow and produced hundreds of peaches. Due to my greed or ignorance, I left them all on and when we had a violent storm one of the main branches was ripped off. This year the leaves had much of the same problem but not as severe and no peaches at all. I have three questions.
1. If the tree has been infested with the Peach Tree Borer can it still produce peaches?
2. Is there anything I can do if it is the borer?
3. Can it survive with the scar caused by the lost branch?
Last year the tree continued to grow and produced hundreds of peaches. Due to my greed or ignorance, I left them all on and when we had a violent storm one of the main branches was ripped off. This year the leaves had much of the same problem but not as severe and no peaches at all. I have three questions.
1. If the tree has been infested with the Peach Tree Borer can it still produce peaches?
2. Is there anything I can do if it is the borer?
3. Can it survive with the scar caused by the lost branch?