Hi all,

My head is spinning with all this information about pruning and pears. I have an espaliered pear that is in its 2nd summer. I pruned a bit hard in the winter and it has stimulated tons of whippy bendy growth.

I was thinking that I might want to do some summer pruning this year, in a few months... my understanding is that the summer pruning encourages fruiting spurs and decreases the vigorous growth next spring.

But, with pears I also read so much about fireblight, and =am wondering what the risk of Fire Blight is here in Northern California, SF East Bay.

Thanks,

KMAMA