Hi everyone! New to the site. I'm hoping I can find a little information. Last spring (2008) I planted a Kieffer pear and another self-pollinating variety (can't remember at the moment and it's dark - I'll check tomorrow). The Kieffer has astounded us this spring. Beautiful leaves and loaded with blooms and now loaded with little baby pears! We had one last frost snap. we covered the tree and all the pears look great, no apparent frost damage. The pears have are green with a light brown color - they were this color before the frost - I've been trying to find pictures of the young fruit but haven't found any...suggestions??? When I say loaded, I do mean absolutely loaded. should I thin out the fruit? From the other posts I've read, growing very vertical is normal for this tree. I've tried to understand how to shape the branches but I'm not familiar with some of the terminology. Can you guys help this newbie!! PS - the second tree I planted sprouted leaves and bloomed a little later, maybe a week or two behind the Kieffer, not as loaded but doing well even after the frost scare. We contemplated moving this second tree in the fall but didn't. Thought we'd move it closer to the Kieffer mainly because of sunlight and because we realized after planting that this tree may become an obstacle in a few years. Can we safely move it at the end of this season?