SEASON 2: How to Prune a New Red Haven Peach Tree in Year 2

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This new Red Haven peach tree is ready for its second season of pruning, after being planted just 10 months ago. It has grown a lot since then, and Farmer Rich will discuss the importance of structure at this early time. If you’re wondering how to prune a second-year peach tree or how to train a young Red Haven peach tree, this video walks you through the process step-by-step. Using the open center method of pruning, the goal is to fill the air space with a productive field of well-spaced, well-balanced branches. Let's see how things have changed since last year and what decisions we need to make this year in building the ideal structure of this young backyard fruit tree.

0:19 Where This Tree Left Off
1:39 Identifying Damage from Oriental Fruit Moth
3:31 How Do I Prevent & Treat for Oriental Fruit Moth?
4:46 Pruning According to the Textbook
5:04 Let's Prune Step-By-Step, Cut-by-Cut
5:55 Changing Dynamics From New Growth
7:52 Big Decision: Choosing a Main Scaffold
8:47 Fine Tuning the North East Quadrant
9:44 Fine Tuning the South East Quadrant
12:16 Choosing Scaffolds for the West Side
12:36 Fine Tuning the North West Quadrant
13:57 Fine Tuning the South West Quadrant
15:15 A Note About Branch Shaping Over Time
15:51 Completed Tree
16:33 Thank you!