Beginner Gardening: Pruning new pear trees, 1 by jmillrood

jmillrood wrote:
Hi there. This is my first post on the site..looking forward to many more. Over the last year I've gone a little crazy with the fruit trees (at least that what my wife says). Planted, 2 apple, 3 pear, an, orange, lemon, grapefruit and a loquat..my goal is to have a mini orchard at my house..

Here's the issue, one of my pear trees, I believe it's the Leconte, is way too tall. You can clearly see in this picture it has a significant lean to it. The tree was probably about a year old when I bought it, and it has two leaders coming off of the main trunk.

Question is, can I take the tops off of those two tall branches, and if so how much should I take off. Can I do it now, or should I wait until summer. The tree is really healthy, so I don't want to do anything to damage it. Thanks.