To Pinch Or Not To Pinch? Conclusion

At the beginning of the summer we planted two yellow pear cherry tom seedlings and did a garden experiment with them:

1. One plant we pinched out the shoots
2. The other we did not

(bountiful bushes)  

The conclusion we have come to is that pinching made no real difference to the yield. The fruit was just as tasty and abundant for both plants.

(Pinched & Pruned)

  

However, the un-pinched plant's fruit was just much harder to get to!

(The Monster)

So purely for manageability (and pleasurable garden aesthetics), we have continued to pinch all our toms this season, and so far we're having a bumper crop! Yum!