Pruning a Damaged Peach or Plum Sapling: How to Tell the Difference

Trim dead top now, leaving 1 inch of dead wood above live tissue. Don't cut into live wood.

Leaf ID: Peach leaves are longer and thinner; plum leaves are wider. Search "peach leaves" and "plum leaves" on Google Images for comparison.

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