Fruit (Dwarf Tree) Growing Guide Crop Rotation Group. Miscellaneous Soil. Average, well drained soil. Match your choice of tree fruits to local climate and soil conditions. Position. Sun or partial afternoon shade. Frost tolerant. All are winter hardy, but cold tolerance and chilling requirements vary with species. Fruit cannot grow on a sucker, and fruit growing on limbs that are facing the trunk will not receive much sunlight. However, leaving a few vertical limbs on the crown of younger trees is a good way to encourage growth and they can even be bent and tied down to create arching limbs that can bear fruit. Knowing how to prune a peach tree properly is essential to the plant's growth. Pruning your peach tree can make it produce larger fruit and an abundant harvest. Prune your peach trees to help them grow. Pruning may seem counterintuitive, but is actually incredibly beneficial in The Fruit Gardener's Bible: A Complete Guide to Growing Fruits and Nuts in the Home Garden [Lewis Hill, Leonard Perry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Enjoy bushels of crispy apples and baskets of juicy blueberries from your own backyard. Growing Peach Trees Peaches grow well in zones 5 thru 8 and come in standard and dwarf varieties and are found at The Home Depot each spring. Standard trees should be spaced about 20 foot apart and dwarf trees should be spaced about 12 foot apart. Growing Banana Trees. Pruning Fruit Trees. Growing a peach tree Once peaches and nectarines could only be cultivated in greenhouses but new dwarf trees have been bred which are ideal for growing on a warm, sunny patio. We show you how to Peach (Dwarf) Growing Guide Crop Rotation Group. Young peach trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Planting and Caring for Fruit Trees. Saxon Holt. Deciduous fruit trees are sold bare-root durin