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[Steve <sdw12986@aol.com>]

Here is a link to a recent picture of my Parker pear tree:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a2dd10b3127cceffeb1287472e00000030O03AaNmrJi4ZA9vPgQ/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/ 

 That is the top of the tree that must be about 20 feet tall. Often, I 
try to pull off the water sprouts as they form. Obviously I didn't get 
that done last summer. The next section farther down is at least as bad 
but I couldn't get the sky behind that part for a picture.
Of course, it hasn't been very productive yet with all that energy going 
into shoot growth. I'll be working on it in a couple of weeks. In the 
mean time, if anyone has any words of wisdom, feel free to speak up.

Steve (in the Adirondacks)