Best Pruning Shears

A: At the most basic level, a bypass pruner is ideal for pruning and cutting live green stems. This tool makes the cleanest cuts, allowing the plant to properly heal and promote new growth. An anvil pruner easily cuts through dense material, like hard deadwood, without risking the plant, tree or tool.

A: Shears have a needle-nose tip for easy snipping and harvesting. While Pruners feature a bypass blade allowing the user to cut branches and limbs up to 1/2” in diameter. Both tools are packaged in a plastic free holster which can be reused for safe storage.

A: Use sharp bypass secateurs or loppers to cut back overgrown, healthy plants to ensure continued growth. Anvil blades on the other hand, will help you tackle those stiff, dead branches as one sharp blade chops against a plate. Anvil secateurs are the ideal tool for chopping dead shoots and branches with one hand.

A: Consider purchasing a ¾” pruner if your hands measure 3 ½ to 4” wide and 6 ½ to 8” high. Those with larger hands should do fine with a 1” hand-held pruner. A bit more information: Make sure the pruners do not open wider than your hand can easily grip.

A: Quality pruners should last for years, and replacement parts are available for many brands. It is far easier to prune with sharp tools and it is well worth taking the time to clean and sharpen them. Not only will having sharp pruners reward you with easier cuts, but those cuts will heal better.