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I started a couple of pear trees 2 years ago, and they are growing well.
I understand that they need some work to get them to spread their limbs. Anyone here have experience and suggestions?

trim/shape late fall...these pruners are the boss from Amazon

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-9jovIGwL._SL1200_.jpg

http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/vegetables/tree_fruits_nuts/hgic1351.html

Bees u will have lots of bees. When i was a kid we had a large pear tree in our side yard and when the pears would get ripe u almost couldnt go on that side of the house cause the bees were so bad. Also if i remember right they are on a 3 year cycle. Every 3rd year they will bear lots of fruit then the year after the crop will be pretty light.

My wife and I use bricks and rope to pull the limbs down and/or whatever direction you want them to go. Use a piece of rope that is long enough to allow the brick to lay on the ground, not hang in the air. Adjust the location of the brick until the limb is oriented the way you want it. Make small adjustments over time until you are happy with the results. You can make huge changes to the shape of the tree if you are patient. We picked up a puppy a couple of weeks ago. She is a Monkey-See-Monkey-Do kind of girl. If she sees you pulling weeds, she will jump right in there and start pulling weeds. Well, I was out in the yard with her the other day and made the mistake of making adjustments to some brick positions. She saw that, made a bee-line to the closest rope and started pulling. I barely got her smoked off the rope before she broke the limb.


Chris

I asked the same question awhile back and training the limbs as C. Kormanik posted was recommended as well.