Professional Sharp Pruners, Garden ...

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Pruning Tools

Tips

• Tools must be sharp to deliver a clean cut, ensuring a smooth surface on the wound without stubs, split branches, or torn bark that could invite decay organisms.
• Regularly sharpen cutting edges with a file, diamond sharpener, or whetstone.
• Disinfect pruning tools to prevent spreading infections from diseased plants. Clean tools between cuts with 70 percent alcohol or a bleach solution (nine parts water to one part bleach). Rinse bleach off tools to avoid metal corrosion.

Hand Pruners

• Ideal for cutting branches up to one inch (2.5cm) in diameter. Two main types: anvil and bypass.
• Anvil pruners have a straight blade that closes against a small anvil as handles are squeezed.
• Bypass pruners feature a curved blade that slides past a broader blade.
• Bypass pruners are generally preferred because they reduce the tearing or crushing of tissues.
• Use the pruner's blade side to cut up and through or across the branch to avoid tearing.
• Avoid cutting branches too large for the pruners to prevent damage to both the plant and the tool.

Pruning Shears (Hedge Clippers)

• Best for pruning hedges only.
• Designed to make clean, straight cuts.
• Avoid twisting the handgrips to prevent excessive strain and wear on the shears.

Lopping Shears (Loppers)

• Longer handles offer greater leverage, making them ideal for cutting branches up to three inches (seven cm) in diameter.
• Avoid cutting stems too large for the blades to prevent damaging cuts.
• Refrain from over-straining the shears during use.

Pole Pruners

• Feature a hooked blade with a straight blade underneath, operated by pulling a rope downwards.
• Fiberglass or plastic poles are lighter and safer than wooden or aluminum poles, which can conduct electricity.
• Some pole pruners include saws. Exercise caution to avoid injury from falling branches.

Videos

The videos below provide more information on selecting pruning tools.

Resource

(PDF) Washington State University Extension Pruning Equipment for Home Gardeners

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Based on Home and Garden Information Center publication HG 84 Pruning Ornamental Plants, authored by Virginia Williams, CPH, Former Home and Garden Information Center Consultant, UME Bulletin 150 Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, by Dr. Francis Gouin (deceased), and revised by Ray Bosmans, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland Extension, and the Maryland Master Gardener Handbook (revised January 2012).

Compiled by Debra Ricigliano, Home and Garden Information Center, June 2019.

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