yes.. the graft of the named peach.. on the first.. died and was probably way up on the trunk ...

and you are now growing the root stock .. which as you are finding.. is not really a fruit producing stock ...

you might get a better answer in the fruit forum ....

and a picture would sure help ..

IMHO.. get rid of it ... you are wasting time and space on a tree that YOU KNOW.. wont produce ... what more do you need ... and NO GUILT.. as you will plant another tree to replace it ...

ken

Personally, I would wait a few months and see what it's like. A number of peach rootstocks produce decent fruit, and I've had a couple that actually produced fruit with excellent flavor, but very small and quite late. The problem is knowing exactly what you've got, and you really won't unless it came labeled with the specific rootstock used, or unless you grow it out. Since the OP has invested this much time in it, and now has small fruit, might as well wait the 2-3 months for the fruit to ripen and see what they are. If they're not good quality or otherwise disappoint, then the ax.

Unless you bought a purple-leaved peach intentionally the purple-leaved one is liable to be a rootstock.