DHANYA VRIDHI IRRIGATION

Plant Cutting Tools & Their Descriptions

1. Pruning Shears (Secateurs)

   • Description: Handheld scissors used for cutting small branches, stems, and flowers.

   • Uses: Ideal for pruning shrubs, deadheading flowers, and harvesting herbs.

2. Loppers

   • Description: Long-handled pruning tools with larger blades.

   • Uses: Used for cutting thicker branches (up to 2 inches in diameter) where more leverage is needed.

3. Hedge Shears

   • Description: Large scissors with long blades and handles.

   • Uses: Designed for trimming and shaping hedges and bushes.

4. Pruning Saw

   • Description: Small saw with a curved or straight blade and coarse teeth.

   • Uses: Effective for cutting thick branches that are too large for loppers.

5. Garden Knife (Hori Hori)

   • Description: Multi-purpose knife with a sharp, often serrated blade.

   • Uses: Useful for cutting roots, dividing plants, and digging.

6. Grafting Knife

   • Description: Small, sharp knife with a single-edged blade.

   • Uses: Used in grafting and budding for making precise cuts in plant tissues.

7. Anvil Pruners

   • Description: Pruners with a single sharp blade that closes onto a flat surface (anvil).

   • Uses: Best for cutting dry or dead wood (can crush soft stems).

8. Bypass Pruners