Pruning Shears

Pruning Shears are handheld gardening tools specifically designed for plant trimming. Their core function is to perform precise cuts on branches, stems, or foliage to manage plant shape, promote health, and maintain aesthetics. As a category of professional horticultural tools, they typically operate on a dual-blade mechanism. For example, bypass shears use a sliding scissor action for clean cuts on live wood, while anvil shears employ a single blade crushing against a flat surface for deadwood or hard branches. Primary applications include home garden maintenance, floral shaping, fruit tree management, and bonsai art, making them particularly suitable for maintaining roses, shrubs, and small trees. The target user base ranges from amateur gardening enthusiasts to professional gardeners and landscape maintenance personnel. Selection depends on plant material (e.g., herbaceous vs. woody) and required cutting force, leading to variants such as pruning snips (for precision one-handed work), loppers (with extended handles for leverage on thicker branches), and bonsai scissors (miniaturized designs). Products often feature high-carbon steel blades paired with ergonomic handles to ensure operational safety, efficiency, and to prevent crushing damage to plant tissue.