Sounds like a move has few downsides and would be good for at least some exercise. It can be kept to 8-9ft tall and 10-12ft wide by summer pruning.

The fruit falling off could be insect damage.

Thanks, fruitnut. It has completed its bloom. Should I wait until next spring or can I move it anytime? I have moved other trees of about that size and had them live. I've even transplanted blooming perennials and had them live and keep blooming (lots of root ball, keep moist). I envy those of you with southern exposure and decent soil. I'm in a clearing in the woods and on a bit of a north slope and only about a half acre lot atop gravel fill with a bit of loam on top.

Its very hard to move a 10' fruit tree in leaf, nearly all people fail. But since you have done similar moves I can't guess the odds. All I would say is chance are good you will lose it.

Scott

There are a lot of questions like this posted here. You have an emotional interest in the tree. But there is no practical logic to support the idea. You can buy a bare root tree next spring, lets say Contender given your zone. And be certain to get wonderful peaches. Read this forum about pruning peach trees regardless of what you decide to do.

If you do decide to wait, hopefully the peaches set and you can taste a few to see if it is worth it. A pit derived peach (seedling) is supposedly unlikely to give a good peach (that would be a rare thing likely worth preserving). But here is an opportunity to find out and then decide just before bud swell late winter if it is worth moving. I hope you get a winner and one with unique taste and properties...that I hope will be worth propagating down the road. Document and photograph the fruit if it turns out good. Of course if you wait the tree will be even bigger with summer growth by then (see fruitnut's comment on summer pruning of new wood).

This post was edited by Fascist_Nation on Mon, May 19, 14 at 10:41