How to make a 'Bartlett' pear fruitful, less shoots?

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@fruitlovest
I would start here

The relationship of fruit production and vegetative growth

The relationship between excess growth and fruit is not always completely understood but problems are typically caused by over pruning or over fertilization. This is a good article that explains the relationship http://extension.psu.edu/plants/gardening/fact-sheets/home-orchard-production/why-is-there-no-fruit-on-my-tree.

This thread will help understand

Fruitless is not always lack of pollination

You likely already read this thread And this one If your still having problems and have that tree that never fruits and you don’t know why? Every year i have trees not produce due to exvessive wind. This year we have had a lack of pollinators. One hard case as an example is honeycrisp. I was told it was a difficult apple to get to bear apples. Noone knew why but they all have multicolored leaves and japanese beetle problems. Eventually I figured it out and the problem wasnt what I wou…

And this one

Reduced fruit set = heavy growth!

I’m a little concerned that with so much less fruit set this year some of my pears are growing at an amazing rate! All this new growth makes my trees a little vulnerable to limb breakage, fireblight etc. .The trees are looking great overall though sunshine, heavy rain and no pears means I’m adding 8+ feet of growth on some trees! This is not how I normally grow pears. Some people fertilize heavy to get these results but I’m convinced fast growth is not all that great for trees. Slower steady gro…