Have you pruned them at all during their dormant season? If not, find a
guide at your library/bookstone or on the internet on pruning and care of
fruit trees. I can't think of a good one off the top of my head, but
perhaps someone else can.

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Jacqueline
Carmichaels PA
"Anonny Moose" wrote in message
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I have several apple and Japanese pear trees that were planted 2 -3 years
ago. They are looking scraggly and I'm wondering if I should trim them in
some way. They have a few branches that are very long and now carrying so
much fruit they are drooping almost to the ground. I've thinned the fruit
in
hopes of saving the branches from breaking but I'm wondering if I should
just cut back the long branches to force side branching? At the moment, I
can't imagine they will ever look like normal trees!