On 1/2/09 20:48, in article ,
"Rusty_Hinge" wrote:

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so when? When is it best to prune?

Whereabouts do you live?

Where and in what conditions will you plant it/is it planted?

What are the soil conditions, wind conditions, etc.

Norfolk.

Ah, I know something about Norfolk...

Pear tree is planted about two foot from a fence, fairly sheltered I say.

Well, it'll top the fence pretty soon, but in Norfolk you should have no
problems with getting pears.

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I'm not much up in fruit growing but is it worth mentioning that a young
tree of 5' to 6' is unlikely to need actual pruning just yet? A bit of
light encouragement not to have criss-crossing branches etc. perhaps? Is
that right for something that's such a 'baby'?

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