The pear tree we planted __ years ago has continued to grow tall and narrow. Today, we began training it based on advice at Clemson.edu that states;
Pear trees naturally develop narrow angled, upright branches. To train properly angled scaffold branches, either weight the branches, tie branches to pegs in the ground or brace the branches apart with spacer sticks.
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/pruning-training-apple-pear-trees/