How do you protect a small pear tree from squirrels?

Please give a reasonable answer.How do you protect a small pear tree from squirrels?
Our pear tree, we surrounded it with foil tape holding out outward pointed rows of nails (the roofer nails, with wide head, have their point though the foil from the sticky side, then we put the tape on the trunk high enough so that the squirrels cannot jump pats it). This year, the squirrels got nothing, except the ones on the branches that hang too low from the weight of the pears.





Now, if we could find what to do for the insects...How do you protect a small pear tree from squirrels?
i dont know if it works for squirls but my mom useto put cheep tin foil pie tins on sticks to keep the bunnies away form her stawberries somthing about the noise and the light that bounces off i duno
I agree with Phil, the only good squirrel is a dead squirrel.
Do you have a shotgun?
I did hear an old gardener once say put water out in containers for the squirrels... he says they just are looking for water this time of year... but I say put the water out and get your BB gun and wait close by.
Are there any trees near it? If so, there isn't really much you can do because they will leap onto your pear tree from another tree. They are smart enough to not be tricked by anything shiny or some sort of decoy. You might be able to put a few fence post and netting around it, but keep in mind they can leap 3-4' and could possibly grab ahold of any branches at that height.





Have they been eating the pears, or are you just concerned that they might? What kind of damage have they been causing?
Take metal like tin and wrap it around the trunk. This prevents them from being able to climb up the tree. If the tree has limbs hanging over, a prune will help too. Also if the tree is young, use a chicken wire cage to surround the tree.
I had a similar problem with pear trees. it was solved by buying a BB gun for my little brother and training him how to use it effectively. he got rid of any offending squirrels in a couple weeks.