Photo, this page: Early variety peach trees at Enns Packing were mechanically topped after harvest (around the second week of June) and then topped again around the first week of September. Short trees still require dormant pruning. Excitement in California’s stone fruit industry often centers on hot new varieties of peaches, plums, or nectarines. One of the latest trends creating interest is about growing shorter trees. Short trees are catching on as California stone fruit growers look for ways to reduce their labor costs. Orchardists are training new trees as well as retrofitting older trees to the shorter heights. However, […]