Thinning Apple and Pear Fruit is Similar

Apple and pear fruit are produced in clusters of fruit on the tree. Leave only one fruit remaining in each cluster.
Remove all but one of the fruit (in the desert we can leave two fruit on if we do not have many insect or disease problems and there are plenty of fruit on the tree).

European pear with many small fruits formed in a cluster.

Remove all but one of the fruit in the cluster. If there are not that many clusters on the tree, leave two fruits remaining from the cluster. Twist or cut off excess fruit.

European pear fruit in clusters before thinning

European pear fruit after thinning. Leave one per cluster. Twist or cut off excess fruit.

Apples fruits are borne in clusters in spur-type apple trees. If you have a spur-type apple tree then leave one fruit per cluster as you would with European pears as well.