Pear trimming is an important element in the care of a plant.
This process should be carried out carefully so as not to harm the tree, therefore it is necessary to take into account all the nuances of spring pruning pears.
Why do you need spring pruning
Doubts about whether to cut a pear, often overcome beginner gardeners. But this procedure is necessary to ensure a healthy existence of the plant and the active growth of shoots. Thanks to pruning pears, you can increase the yield of the tree, as well as the quality of the fruit. 
Important! During the cutting of the branches of young pears, it is necessary to immediately begin forming the crown, which will contribute to a better absorption of sunlight by the leaves of the tree and will accelerate the photosynthesis of the plant.
Also, pruning pears in the spring according to the correct scheme will help the plant in forming a strong trunk and branches, so that they can withstand the load in the form of a large crop. It will be able to provide the plant with a normal distribution of nutrients, the necessary space for treatment from pests and convenient harvesting.
Optimum time for spring pruning
Pear trimming should be carried out at a time when the air temperature does not fall below -8 ° C, from March to May. At this time, the tree is still at rest and the juices are not distributed along the trunk, so the pear will bring the procedure without any undesirable consequences.
Familiarize yourself with the features of pear trimming, diagrams and find out what tools are needed for this.
If we neglect the advice on the timing of the procedure and cut it off very early, when a strong decrease in air temperature is possible, the plant can be harmed or even provoked its death.
Set of garden tools for work
In order to properly carry out the procedure for pruning wood, it is necessary to prepare special garden tools. For young plants that have thin, fragile branches, you will need a pruner and garden shears.
In order to cope with older trees, you can not do without a saw and delimber. It is important not only to choose the right tools, but also to keep them clean. Store garden supplies in a clean and dry place. Also make sure that they are well sharpened and do not harm the plant during the manipulations.
Did you know? Very durable pear wood is widely used to make musical instruments and furniture, as well as kitchen utensils that can be washed in the dishwasher and nothing will happen to them.
Differences in pruning old and young trees
Depending on the age of the pear, pruning has its own characteristics that must be taken into account when carrying out the procedure in order to ensure the normal development and fruiting of the plant.
Crop young
Consider how to prune a young pear in the spring. Manipulations for pruning are made the next year after planting, when the sapling is fully acclimatized and strengthened. From the first pruning depends on the further formation of the crown of the tree. 
If you do the whole procedure correctly, then in the following years it will be easier to care for the pear, as a properly formed crown will only require cutting of last year's shoots and the formation of skeletal branches of the crown.
Read about the rules you need to follow when planting pears in the spring.
Spring procedures contribute to increased branching, and half-skeletal branches are formed, which affect the formation of fruit branches, for this the shoots are shortened by 1/4 of the length.
Also pay attention to spinning tops, which are often formed on young trees. Tops, thickening the crown, very quickly can grow into full-fledged large branches, so you can’t hesitate to prune them. The grower should turn them into overgrowing and semi-skeletal branches.
Pruning fruit
Let us consider a detailed description of how to prune a fruiting pear in the spring in order for beginning gardeners to carry out this procedure correctly and protect them from unnecessary, rash steps. 
The first tier of the crown must be formed before the pear enters the fruiting period. Around the fifth year, the tree should be prepared for the formation of the second tier of the crown. By the age of 6 years pears, crown thickening occurs, the area of fruiting is shifted to the periphery.
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To prevent this process, it is necessary to make the crown lightening. It is necessary to leave the branches-conductors, which depart from the trunk at an angle of up to 90 °, and cut the competitors at the base of the growth of the branches. On the selected conductor, you must select the skeletal branches, which are grouped in height and cut off, forming two or even three tiers of crowns. 
The height between the first and second tier should be at least 60 cm, and the height between the second and third tier not less than 30 cm. Next, you need to proceed to shortening and thinning of individual branches in accordance with the height of each tier.
Did you know? Each leaf on a pear tree grows at one angle - 135°that leaves the maximum amount of moisture and light.
Consider how to cut a pear, if the branches grow up and away from the trunk almost parallel. In this case, the formative pruning of the conductors is first carried out, if these branches are healthy, do not thicken the tree crown and do not intertwine, then you do not need to completely remove them, you can simply shorten them according to the tier to which they belong.
It is also necessary to remove all branches that grow inside the crown, thicken it, or intertwine with each other. It is also important to take care of shortening the growth of skeletal branches, cut them by of the entire length.
Trimming old
Pruning of old trees is carried out in order to rejuvenate the plant, in order to stimulate fruiting and give the tree shape for convenient harvesting. It is very important at this stage to manipulate correctly, because old trees may not survive a poorly performed procedure.
In the case of pear rejuvenation, there are two situations on which your further actions will depend:
- If the tree is not subjected to regular removal of branches and has grown large enough, but poorly fruiting, then the procedure should be started with shortening the crown of the tree.
- If a pear was subjected to regular removal of branches, then the anti-aging procedure should be started with thinning the crown of the pear.
The pruning process itself consists of the following steps:
- Remove broken, dry, frozen, non-bearing branches to free the center of the crown for normal sunlight access.
- After this, the competing shoots are removed, shoots that grow at an acute angle or parallel to the trunk.
- Then it is necessary to shorten the remaining shoots by 1/4 length.
Important! Even if the old tree has completely ceased to produce crops, fruiting can be restored. But be prepared for the fact that this process may take several years before you collect the first fruits.
Post-trimming activities
After removing a part of the branches on the tree, it is very important to immediately cut up the cuts with garden pitch so that the healing process takes place quickly and without harm to the plant.
But there are also cases when damages appear on the tree, it is necessary to take measures for their healing. It is necessary to carry out procedures in spring time. If the damage on the pear is of small size, then they are sealed with garden pitch.
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If the affected area is large, then the following measures should be taken:
- Cut off the damaged area to a healthy bark.
- Disinfect the damaged area with iron sulfate based on 1 bucket of water 300 g of the product.
- Anoint the plot with garden pitch and wrap with burlap that will prevent the drying of the bark of the pear.
