Garden pruner model overview
Among the many models of agricultural implements, you can find a garden pruner of decent quality and at an affordable price, armed with knowledge. The choice should be determined by the type of instrument, professional or amateur. The way the garden shears works can be lever or spring. The tool should have blades of high quality steel and well sharpened. In the care of the user, the handles are provided with a comfortable grip. Interesting article about garden shredder.
Fiskars one-handed cutter
The garden pruner is appreciated because it creates the possibility of quick wound healing with minimal damage.
The tool is used by:
- for pruning the crowns of green spaces;
- cutting cuttings, stems of grapevine;
- trimming and revision of roots during plant transplantation.
Fiskars secateurs are considered by gardeners to be a reliable and convenient tool, as they have a comfortable grip, an even cut and do not require much effort during work. The cost of a quality tool is 600-700 rubles.
Stanley garden shears for the professional
If the garden is in desolation, the trees have not been cut for a long time, a special tool is needed. This is exactly what the Stenley Professional Garden Pruner is. The handles are two-piece and non-slip. The warpaint of the tree-biting tool resembles a wasp. The graceful contours of the blades with handles made of two-component elastic material and the predatory cutter are effective in work. There is a kind of anvil tool. This garden pruner is used to deal with thick dry branches. The cutters are made of specially treated steel and retain their sharpness for a long time. In addition, the blades do not perceive resinous secretions and dirt, and the juice flows down a special groove, leaving the blade dry.
Professional bypass pruner is designed to give the desired shape to trees and shrubs.
Tool length 20 cm, weight 230 grams. The price of the secateurs is 629 rubles.
Meet the Black Decker garden cutter
The GK-1000 pruner shown uses external energy and can serve as a pruner or a delimber, depending on the setting. The manual Black Decker Deluxe Garden Pruner looks more modest. Copies arriving from America, individually ordered through the Baltic states, are estimated at about 2 thousand rubles, they have black handles, and a cutter made of polished steel. The simpler tools have orange rubberized handles. There are two types of them:
- stainless steel blades working with knots up to 10 mm;
- the cutting parts are made of stainless steel with a Teflon coating, they can handle knots up to 20 mm.
The device is equipped with a latch that prevents the spontaneous opening of the tool. The handles are comfortable and allow you to work for a long time.
The cost of budget pruners is about 1000 rubles. The electric cutter is estimated at 7.5 thousand rubles.
Introducing Mr Logo's pruners from Taiwan
It is rare to find hand-held gardening tools designed for weak female hands. MR Logo secateurs are designed for all occasions. They are ergonomic, made of high-quality Japanese steel for special purposes and use a special ratchet when cutting, which reduces the load on the hands. Secateurs costing from 450 to one thousand rubles, presented by purpose:
- professional for cutting live branches;
- inoculating;
- resistant to dry branches;
- ladies';
- baby;
- with a ratchet.
There are pruners with a straight blade that can cut even cardboard. Teflon coating keeps sharpened cutters sharp for a long time.
Russian models of secateurs
The photo shows a titanium secateurs with a ratchet mechanism 0233, product "Centrinstrument". A lightweight, convenient and inexpensive device receives grateful reviews from users, called "Bogatyr". It fits comfortably in the hand, the ratchet increases the impact force. The performance of the anvil is considered a novelty. It has double serrated cutters with a middle chute. The knife goes deep into the anvil. The device perfectly straightens with dry and live branches up to 30 mm in cross section. But the pruner is not suitable for cutting the stems of the vine - the cut along the edges is deformed. The garden pruner costs 530 rubles.
For professionals, the company has developed the model TsI-1141, an all-metal self-cleaning pruner has a special groove for cutting wire. The price of the instrument is 1570 rubles.
Michurinsky pruner TsI-0449 is made of stainless steel with a Teflon coating. It is convenient to work with it, thanks to the rubberized handles and design. The section of the rods should be less than 25 mm. It is suitable for creating even cuts. The tool costs 910 rubles.
Fokine secateurs is a device for removing grass by cutting. But the plane cutter performs the function of cutting the plant, which means that it can be called a pruner. Specially shaped tool steel strips, sharpened on three sides, can cut the roots of weeds near cultivated crops. The comfortable flat grip features the tool.
Chemical pruner
The expanded concept of cutting off excess greens from cultivated plants was used by the developers of herbicides. They created herbicide "Turbo pruner". This composition is used to kill weeds in fields where:
- wheat;
- barley;
- corn;
- linen.
Even destroying old weeds, the sprayed substance does not affect the listed crops. But it is used with caution if in the next year's crop rotation the field is allocated for other crops.
It is very difficult to remove perennial weeds with a powerful root system from endless fields. They not only take food from cultivated plants, but suppress them and multiply rapidly. The turbo pruner is effective at all stages of weed development and has advantages over other preparations:
- can be sprayed by air and ground;
- destroys weeds of any age;
- does not harm cultivated plants;
- applicable under all temperature conditions.
It exterminates 35 varieties of weeds, such as thistle, dandelion, ragweed. One hundred milliliters of heavy oily liquid is enough to spray one hectare of crops, with appropriate dilution with water. One treatment per season while all the weeds have already sprouted, some have grown old, destroys them. But the seeds can give new shoots. The cost of the drug is 11,570 rubles per liter.
Japanese tree and shrub care tool
Gardeners and amateurs know the Japanese pruner Samurai as an inexpensive tool that matches its price in terms of quality. Therefore, we will focus on a novelty that should satisfy professionals and amateurs. The "Samurai" model is a reinforced instrument, devoid of the disadvantages of inexpensive models.The lightweight and comfortable pruner allows you to perform up to 2 thousand cuts per day without much fatigue. The blade of the tool is sharper than a razor and does not dull. The advantage of the KS 8T model over others:
- the upper blade of a special sharpening guarantees a smooth cut of thin and medium branches;
- the lower blade, a sledgehammer, has a wide base with a sharp sharpening, does not injure the branch from below;
- cuts not only wood, but plastic, rubber;
- specially designed handles reduce the load on the wrist;
- the adjusting nut facilitates adjustment to the cut, and the retainer prevents arbitrary opening of the cutters;
- blades on the tool replaceable material - teflon coated steel
The cost of the tool, declared by the manufacturer, is 1912 rubles.
Classic pruning shears
In the offered tool reviews, when compared, the Gardena pruner is often mentioned as the most suitable tool. The applied spring enhances hand pressure, provides an even cut even with weak pressure. The handles of such a tool are located at an angle. The high-strength steel band spring used on the pruner is the development of the manufacturer.
The tool steel blade is covered with a slippery Teflon film, the groove removes tree sap that interferes with cutting. There is a special mechanism for adjusting the width of the opening of the knives for trimming the alignment, and then there is no need to make great efforts in vain. Gardena secateurs of the Comfort series are the best in their sector. The cost of instruments is up to 2 thousand rubles.