pruning knife

Curved garden blade

A pruning knife is a small knife with a curved blade, used for trimming plants and cutting back unwanted growth.

The hooked shape allows clean cuts on stems and branches without slipping.

Gardeners and orchard workers use pruning knives for tasks too delicate for shears: She shaped the bonsai with a pruning knife.

Related

grafting · orchard · fruit tree · vine · branch · cutting · clean cut · harvest · sharp · curved · handle · garden tool · garden · trim · snip · woody · old growth · sap

Opposites
horticultural function

pruning knifefertilizer

Soil nutrient supplement

watering can · plant food · compost · mulch · irrigation system

tool action

pruning knifeadhesive

Material that bonds objects

stapler · sewing needle · welder · glue gun

Family

prune, pruned, prunes, pruner, pruners, knife, knives, knifed, knifing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G