Should/can I cull pomegranate fruit from a small overloaded tree

Question

I have a small pomegranate tree (approx 1.5 metres) which is loaded with fruit putting a lot of strain on the (quite) slender branches. should I cull some of the fruit to (a) protect the branches and (b) encourage larger fruit?

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Answer 1

Yes, of course. For reasons A & B, which are quite sound.