Pruning tools

Pruning is cutting back shoots and branches on a shrub or tree to remove any dead or diseased growth, to shape the plant and to limit its size. Pruning encourages the production of buds to make flowers and fruit.

There are a number of tools that can be used for pruning. They are secateurs, loppers, long reach pruners, tree pruning systems and saws. There are also scissors designed for use in the garden, which you can use when cutting flowers or dead heading plants with thinner stems.


You can look at equipment and tools for pruning in two ways.

The full list of products is divided into categories and shown below, or you can use the Equipment and tool finder to look at products which might be useful if you: are gardening after a stroke or with heart disease; garden sitting down or from a wheelchair; have sight loss; have with a weak grip; use one hand; can't bend easily.

Equipment and tool finder To search for equipment and tools, select the gardening job you want to do. Then select the disability which best describes your needs. If you would like to see a full list of products for each gardening job, simply choose 'All equipment and tools'.			Help
Select a gardening job:	Please select... Getting ready Digging Weeding Mowing and lawn maintenance Pruning Trimming hedges Sweeping and raking Watering Sowing seeds Planting out Moving things
Select a disability:	Please select... All equipment & tools Suitable for all disabled gardeners Stroke & heart disease Sitting down and from a wheelchair Sight loss Weak grip One hand Difficulty bending