Hello.
Per title. My pear trees grow in spring, then stay dormant all summer. Is this normal?
I also tried some light pruning to stimulate additional growth, no luck.
Today, I’ve added some fertiliser, so will see if it makes a difference in the next week.
(My apple and cherry trees on the other hand tend to have the usual spring high spurt of growth, and slow steady growth during summer at least once, sometimes twice.)
Thanks.
My A. pear trees grow all summer, especially the new branches that go straight up.
Mine grow all summer long… the more water they get the more they grow. I dont fertilize anything after the Summer Equinox…time for them to start slowing down for me. But i want small trees.
Check your soil penetration of water… or mulch heavier. If you are losing moisture due to heat.
From my limited experience with my two trees if the conditions are good (consistent water) they should grow all summer.
I’ve had mine show bursts of growth tied to rainfall after a dry spell…or a few weeks after hitting it with some fertilizer.
For instance I actually had a single bloom and fruit set on new growth 2.5 months after my first spring bloom and fruit set.
I mean literally single fruit set. Young small tree only about 5.5 feet tall with 3 varieties. The first two varieties popped a single bloom each which both set fruit. Then 2.5 months later and a bit of fertilizer and more attention to the water I got new growth and the third variety set a fruit from a single bloom.
How old are these trees, what rootstock are they on, and are they carrying any fruit?
Thanks for your input and feedback all.
So both trees were transplanted this/last winter (originally planted the winter before). Both flowered very heavily and tiny fruitlets developed, but I picked them off.
In guessing maybe the trees are focusing on root growth atm and/or I should have picked off the fruitlets while they were still flowers.
Hopefully next year will be a different tale.
Where are you located? For colder zones, fertilizing trees this time of the year is not recommended.
@PearTree
It is climate dependent. Whereabouts are you located? You can also put that in your profile. 
UK (South East).
Yea, it was a bit late to apply fertiliser. Our autumn’s are pretty mild though, so hopefully even if there is growth, should harden off before winter fully sets in.
What is your zone, compared to USDA zone? 8?
It is a good idea to put your location (county/region and a country) on your profile so people can give you more relevant advice.
Except for very old/mature trees, I find most fruit trees push some growth well until August or even early September. I’ve had young peach trees produce a terminal bud in October, and then three weeks later drop their leaves.
Yes, zone 8b.
Updated.
You still can add organic low N fertilizer or composted material into soil to help roots development