A variety of [[shears]], effectively a heavier duty [[scissors]], used in gardening and agriculture.

h4. Types

* [b][[Pruning shears]][/b]: Small shears similar to household scissors used for pruning small branches from plants.  Also known as [i]secateurs[/i] in UK English.
** Straight blade: Pruning shears with straight blades, nearly identical to household scissors. Ex: post #6087615.
*** Anvil pruners: Pruners where it features a single cutting blade that meets up with a widen flat end when cutting.
** Curved blade: Pruning shears with a curved blade.
*** Bypass pruners: Pruners where one blade is convex and the other blade is concave, used to better hold branches. Ex: post #5969022.
*** Parrot-beak pruners: Pruners where both blades are concave to better hold branches as they're cutting.
* [b]Loppers[/b]: A larger long-handled two-handed version of pruning shears.  Used for cutting branches that pruning shears can't handle. Features the same different blade types as pruning shears. ex: post #5038306.
* [b]Hedging shears[/b]: Large long-handled two-handed shears featuring long blades for trimming hedges and shrubs.  Also known as a manual hedge trimmers, but due to the commonality of motorized hedge trimmers they're frequently branded as hedging shears to better differentiate them. Ex: post #1705185.

h4. See also

* [[Hedge trimmer]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Pruning shears":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruning_shears]
* "Wikipedia: Loppers":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loppers]
* "Wikipedia: Hedge trimmer":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_trimmer]