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Branch cutters Suitable for Concave cutters Useful for Brush A small coconut-fiber General pruning scissors
pruning small branches of achieving a cut that is more brush is useful for tidying the Thin-bladed scissors can be
around pencil thickness on flush to the trunk, and also soil surface after work has used for a number of pruning
deciduous trees, and slightly for whittling away wood that been done on your trees, and jobs, from removing small
larger conifer branches. needs to be removed. for other light cleaning tasks. shoots to cutting fine roots.

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Wound sealant Apply to cut Pliers Useful for tying wires Needle-nosed tweezers Fine-bladed scissors Thin,
areas to help form attractive together when transplanting Strong tweezers will make it sharp blades are an essential
calluses. Pastes may contain your trees or using guy wires. easier to do jobs like weeding, for delicate work like pruning
antibacterial and antifungal They are also used to help removing debris, cleaning, fine deciduous branches, or
agents, and are easy to use. create deadwood features. and needle-plucking conifers. candle-cutting pines.

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Wire scissors These are ideal Heavy-duty wire cutters Chopstick Blunt-edged metal Bonsai saw The fine edge
for cutting smaller-gauge An essential tool for cutting sticks and bamboo chopsticks and thin blade make smooth,
wires. Keep them on hand and trimming thicker gauges are invaluable for working flush cuts, and give you
to trim the wire tails when of wire, particularly if you soil into the roots when a greater degree of control
wiring secondary branches. are working with copper. transplanting your trees. than large branch cutters.