Late last fall my first year grafted reliance developed some growth from an eyebud toward the bottom of the trunk. It appears clearly to start above the graft union.

I had lost two peach trees last winter to 30 below temps. Should I keep this bottom growth on my new peach tree as a way to assure I can get a peach tree through the winter, or should I clip it to keep this growing like a tree instead of a bush. I belief this is a dwarf or semi-dwarf grafted tree.