pruning shears
Branch cutting tool
Pruning shears are hand-held cutting tools designed for trimming plants—snipping stems, branches, and dead growth.
They work like heavy-duty scissors with short, curved blades and spring-loaded handles that open automatically after each cut.
Gardeners reach for them to shape bushes, harvest flowers, or remove diseased wood: I need to sharpen my pruning shears before tackling the rose bushes.
Garden cutting tool
- loppersLong-handled branch cutters
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- deadheadingRemoving wilted flowers
- thinningReducing density or number
roses · bushes · shrubs · hedges · vines · branches · garden gloves · weeding
Sharp flat cutting parts
- snipsSmall cuts or cuttings
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- ratchetToothed one-way mechanism
spring-loaded · ergonomic · handles · cutting edge · sharpening · oiling · rust prevention · holster
Shaped shrub sculpture
- bonsaiCultivated miniature potted tree
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- espalierPlant trained flat
- stylingArranging for appearance
formative · artistic · aesthetics · contouring · silhouette · symmetry · precision · ornamental
secateurs
Garden cutting tool
- loppersLong-handled branch cutters
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- deadheadingRemoving wilted flowers
thinning · roses · bushes · shrubs · hedges · vines · branches · garden gloves · weeding · perennials
blades
Sharp flat cutting parts
ratchet · spring-loaded · ergonomic · handles · cutting edge · sharpening · oiling · rust prevention · holster · safety lock
topiary
Shaped shrub sculpture
- bonsaiCultivated miniature potted tree
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- espalierPlant trained flat
styling · formative · artistic · aesthetics · contouring · silhouette · symmetry · precision · ornamental · framework
deadwood
Unproductive people or things
canopy · foliage · buds · shoots · suckers · overgrowth · rejuvenation · clearing · airflow · shaping
grapevines
Wine-fruit bearing climbers
gathering · fruits · clusters · bunches · winemaking · olive · apple · peach · pear · plum
- community gardenscommunity gardens, raised beds, compost bins, tool shed, garden clubs
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- cuttersknife, blade, scissors, cutter, razor
- cutting toolsaxe, saw, saws, knife, blade
- farm toolspitchfork, hoe, rake, shovel, plow
- garden suppliesrake, planters, hoe, shovel, pots
pruning shearswatering can
Spouted vessel for plants
seed planter · rooting hormone · compost · mulch · grow lights
pruning shearschainsaw
Motor-driven cutting tool
saw · bow saw · pruning saw · hedge trimmer · axe
prune, shear, shears, pruning, prunes, pruned, shearing, pruner, sheared