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Trimming deciduous trees with scissors is straightforward as long as time
and care is taken. Scissors should be used to cut stems and not leaves; any kind
of leaf that is cut will quickly brown off and look untidy.
Each shoot that needs pruning back should be held by its top and cut through
the stem immediately above an internode/leaf.
Finger Pruning Conifers

Finger-pruning the foliage of a Juniper
The maintenance pruning of conifers such as Junipers, Cedars, Larch and
Cryptomeria must be carried out by finger pruning throughout the season. If
scissors are used on the foliage, the shoots turn brown and this looks ugly.
Coniferous species have foliage, which contains a 'weak point' that if
utilised, can enable removal of the shoot/needle without browning off. By