Is it okay to prune back a small pear tree this hard in Ohio if i graft another variety to the central leader

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I will bet you that if you head it that high the next bud will just grow to continue the upward growth.

You need to head it off way lower

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But you can also try notching the buds.

Notching to Increase Branching - General Fruit Growing - Growing Fruit

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