Executing
a Landscape Renovation
Pruning
Tools Needed
Bypass
Hand Pruners – fine pruning, removal of crossing branches, maintains graceful
shape of the plant
Ratchet
Lopping Shears – 2-handed pruners for thicker stems and branches, ratchet
provides extra power to get through 2-inch branches
Pruning Saw – cutting through small limbs
Pole Pruner – reaching branches high up in shrub or tree
Hedge Trimmer – create smooth topiary surface in small-leaved evergreen shrubs
Traditional Butterfly Bonsai
Shear – fine cuts that redirect branching in herbaceous perennials, small
shrubs
Bonsai
Convex Cutter – remove branch at base, leaving smooth cut that readily heals
over without stubs or scarring
Sharpening File – essential to have sharp pruning tools
Alcohol
or 10% Bleach Solution – sanitation between cuts to prevent spread of disease
