Pruning a peach tree can be a test of a marriage but the results are bountiful. Words: Jenny Somervell We have battled for almost 10 years to get a peach harvest, thanks to our less-than-ideal climate here in North Canterbury. But two shelves laden with preserved stone fruit remind me of last summer’s miracle. “Are you still eating them?” husband Ken reminded me daily as he checked the bumper crop ripening on our trees. “I’ll need the jars for the next lot soon!” I gave it my best shot. But we hauled bucket after bucket of peaches and nectarines off