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Doug's Way With Roses
... cleaning up the crown area. If pruning a larger garden, a small pruning saw, small lopping shears, and a file to keep these tools sharp will help. A pruning sealer, and denatured ...
carolinadistrict.org

Backyard Sugarcane
... the potential for winter injury since young regrowth is vulnerable. Using a sharp knife or lopping shears, cut stalks as close to the ground as possible. Sugar concentration is highest in the ...
edis.ifas.ufl.edu

California Backyard Orchard - Pruning & Training
... is a general reflection of quality, and three tools are essential for pruning: Hand pruning shears Lopping shears (loppers) with 24- to 30-inch handles A folding or fixed handled pruning saw, with ...
homeorchard.ucdavis.edu

justgardeners.com
... edge longer than cheaper models. Your basic cutting tool should be a pair of pruning shears, suitable for cutting branches of up to three-fourths inch in diameter. Newer tools are ... hands and wrists. You also may want to invest in a pair of long-handled lopping shears for cutting branches up to one or two inches in diameter and a pruning saw ...
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The Trepidation of Pruning
... how difficult and demanding it is, are Just that--rumors! With sharp shears in hand, taming and training brings the rose to a handsome ... If you place a pair of band pruners or a pair of lopping shears into the hands of three different rosarians, you're apt to meet ... its own unique characteristics, all at the whim of the pruning shears, careful thought needs to be exercised. When in doubt, opt for ...
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Fertilizing, Pruning and Winterizing Roses, HYG-1205-96
... are pruning shears, long handled lopping shears and a fine toothed curved saw. All should be sharp to produce clean cuts and to avoid tearing or crushing the stems. When buying pruning shears, look ... cutting edge, will crush the stem. Long handled lopping shears are best used on thick canes or ones difficult to reach with pruning shears. A fine toothed curved saw is used for larger ...
ohioline.osu.edu

Pruning Mature Apples and Pears, HYG-1150-93
... in dormant season. Match pruning tools to the size wood being removed. Use hand shears for small twigs, lopping shears for medium branches, and a saw for larger limbs. Figure 1. Flesh cuts ... thin as the examples illustrated and discussed, no nightmares are necessary. Don't use hedge shears. "Just do it." For further information refer to Bulletin 528 Training and Pruning Fruit Trees ...
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2001 February Newsletter
... wood. Hand shears and long-handled topping shears are needed to prune roses properly. The hand shears are used on canes up to 3/4 inch in diameter, while the lopping shears are used on ...
radicr.home.mindspring.com

Pruning Equipment
... power saws should be used only by professional landscape managers. Hedge shears are used mainly for shearing plants into hedges or formal ... and folding, are very useful for cutting larger branches than hand shears or loppers can handle. Tree saws are also available for ... piece or consist of collapsible sections. Lopping shears are for cuts larger than those made with hand shears. Usually they will cut ...
web1.msue.msu.edu

Pruning Tools
... . Shears are designed for clipping foliage to create a formal appearance. Hedge shears are often misused to prune shrubs into round balls and squares that do not enhance shrub growth or appearance. Lopping shears have long handles to provide leverage needed to cut through branches up to 1 3/4 inch in diameter. Handles vary in handle length from 20 to 36 inches. Lopping shears are ...
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