11 best pruners

Thin branches of shrubs, fruit trees and flower stems are conveniently cut with a pruning shears - he makes the cut accurately and correctly decorates it, without hurting the plant, leaves no torn fibers, but with the right choice of high-quality tools.

By the form of blades pruners are divided into 3 types:

1. Flat with one main and second curved counter-blade. Since, according to the rules, the cut is made at an angle, the tool is guided to the remaining part by the main blade. A planar-type pruner is suitable for cutting branches and stems with a diameter of up to 22 mm, the size of the handles and blades should be chosen on the basis of the expected scope of work: for cutting the flowers, the minimum size of the device is sufficient, for branches - more powerful.
2. The contact pruner is designed for cutting dry branches up to 25 mm thick. Its blade is slightly displaced relative to the counterlap, but it is located exactly above it and, when the knobs are pressed, it rests against the indentation - the anvil. This structure increases the pressure force, making it possible to cut branches with minimal effort.

Different secateurs and the type of working mechanism:

1. Classical (lever) represents the semblance of scissors. This pruner is inconvenient to cut branches because of the need for great effort.
2. With ratchet mechanism. In these there is a lever that allows you to cut thick branches with a diameter of up to 35 mm in several stages, dividing the effort into several steps. Ratchet mechanism is equipped with both planar and contact pruners, it significantly reduces the applied forces.
3. Power drive It involves the use of a block with a spring and an internal system for increasing the energy of pressing, with such a tool you can cut thick branches in one motion. Secateurs with a heavy mechanism.
4. Battery Secateurs - This is an automatic device for cutting thin and thickened live and dry branches, shoots. The tool can be used absolutely effortlessly - the mechanism performs the necessary pressure and the reduction of the blades independently; the gardener only needs to press a lever or a button on the body of the power tool. One battery charge lasts up to several hundred slices.
5. Graft pruner - This is a special tool for cutting stock and scion (for grafting plants). The tool cuts a young branch and a trunk of a shape ideally suited to each other, after which it remains to connect them like a puzzle and fix it. Thus, plants take root much better. The tool is useful breeders.

In the expert ranking of the online magazine EXPERTOLOGY, the best models of various types of secateurs recognized by professional gardeners and amateur gardeners are presented.

Top Secateurs rating

Nomination	a place	Name of product	price
Top ratchet pruners	1	Fiskars 111670	1 419 ₽
	2	GARDENA SmartCut 8798	2 057 ₽
	3	Centroinstrument 0133	552 ₽
The best pruners with a power mechanism	1	FISKARS Garden Pro P90	2 435 ₽
	2	RACO 4206-53 / 143S	690 ₽
	3	WOLF-Garten RS 2500	1 130 ₽
	4	GRINDA 8-423001	184 ₽
Top Battery Secateurs	1	Wolf Garten Li-Ion Power RR 3000	6 900 ₽
	2	RYOBI RLP416	4 180 ₽
Top Manual Grafting Secateurs	1	WIPRO 07-001	1 390 ₽
	2	Centrotool FINLAND 1455	1 230 ₽

Top ratchet pruners

Ratchet mechanism simplifies working with thick branches, reducing the effort required.

Fiskars 111670

Rating: 4.9

The top rated ratchet pruner pruner model is Fiskars 111670, which is a contact type. It is designed to work with thick branches up to 20 mm, it is convenient for decorating hedges, used for artistic cutting of shrubs. The peculiarity of the model is the unique and effective ratchet mechanism PowerStep, which independently determines the thickness of the branch and rebuilds the option - the Finns' own development. The tool is light - only 140 grams with a length of 18 cm, the handles are made of a pleasant-to-touch material, equally suitable for right-handers and left-handers. Blades made of durable steel with sharp sharpening and anti-friction coating, eliminating damage due to strong friction during cutting.

Gardeners characterize Fiskars 111670 pruner as a convenient and versatile tool for working with dry and live branches of trees and shrubs, but some note the inconvenience of the weld on the bottom handle, we recommend working with gloves or changing the grip to a more convenient one. Another advantage of the tool - protection against accidental pressing.

Buy Fiskars 111670 can be an average of 1600 rubles.

GARDENA SmartCut 8798

Rating: 4.8

In the second place of the rating is a pruner with characteristics similar to the leader of the GARDENA SmartCut, it only weighs 300 grams, but there is a loop for the lace on the arm (sometimes the seller puts it) - no need to think where to put the tool between cleaning the branches. Working ratchet PowerPlus makes the cut neat and properly decorated, precision sharpening blades with protection from sticking to this contributes. Aluminum pruning handles with anti-slip coating, comfortable to grip and pleasant to the touch, despite the metal. For storage, the mechanism provides for blocking from opening.

Currently, the model is upgraded, the working ratchet mechanism is hidden in the handle for safety and longer tool life.

Price GARDENA SmartCut 8798 - from 2,200 rubles.

Centroinstrument 0133

Rating: 4.7

The third in our ranking tool Centroinstrument 0133 with titanium blades precise sharpening. The ratchet mechanism allows working with branches with a diameter of up to 20 mm, the return spring returns the blades to their original position, and the locking clip prevents accidental opening during storage or carrying in your pocket.

The Centroinstrument 0133 sector is equipped with comfortable aluminum handles with a rubber anti-slip coating: a lever and a loop that provides a comfortable and secure grip. The total length of the pruner 175 mm. The miniature tool is ideal for working with thin shoots of shrubs, trees, for cutting flowers.

You can buy Centroinstrument 0133 on average for 600 rubles - the lowest price in the category.

The best pruners with a power mechanism

The power mechanism is based on the principle of a lever with the redistribution of the incoming force directly at the handles. With such a tool, you can cut a branch at a time with a single press, the pruner is more versatile and reliable even compared to a ratchet drive, but the cost of products is much higher.

FISKARS Garden Pro P90

Rating: 4.9

The leader in the rating category of power sectors FISKARS Garden Pro P90 with flat steel blades coated with a protective coating.When using the tool, the magnitude of the pressing pulse is significantly increased, from one time it is possible to cut a branch with a diameter of up to 26 mm, so it is strange that the manufacturer characterizes the secateurs as a designer for hedges, and he has no trees for anything. The handles are made of durable plastic, their convenient shape also enhances pressure and does not allow the tool to slip out of hand.

The length of the product is 230 mm with a weight of 300 grams; this is the optimal combination for long-term work with dry and live branches in fast mode, which is facilitated by a ribbon spring that quickly returns the blades to the working open position after the cut. For safety the design provides a clamp of an edge.

The average price of FISKARS Garden Pro P90 is about 2,800 rubles.

RACO 4206-53 / 143S

Rating: 4.8

In second place is the pruner with a power drive RACO 4206-53 / 143S, designed to work with branches with a diameter of only 20 mm. This is due to the design of the tool: length 210 mm, weight 340 g. The spring is used tape, more reliable than wire, made of steel flat bent blades with precision sharpening and a protective coating, if necessary, are blocked from opening.

The handles of the pruner RACO 4206-53 / 143S are made of aluminum, therefore significant pressure is safe for them. It protects the grip of the handles and the relief for the fingers on the bottom handle, which is pleasant to the touch, in the hands, and a rotary handle is provided with the ability to change the angle in the hand up to 90⁰. The manufacturer defines the RACO pruner as a tool for trimming hedges, but there are no problems with spring pruning of fruit trees, judging by the responses of summer residents.

Price RACO 4206-53 / 143S begins with a mark of 772 rubles.

WOLF-Garten RS 2500

Rating: 4.7

In third place is a WOLF-Garten RS 2500 pruner with straight contact blades capable of snacking on a branch up to 25 mm in diameter by means of a power drive. The length of the tool is only 19 cm, and the weight is 210 grams. - the easiest model in the category. Steel blades are sharpened perfectly, they are suitable for decorating shrubs and hedges, but it’s not very convenient to work with them for a long time: plastic handles with anti-slip coating are straight without relief and protrusion under the anatomy of the arm, but they are suitable for right-handers and left-handers, they are equipped with a stop plate and locking blades to prevent opening unnecessarily.

In general, the WOLF-Garten RS 2500 pruner is a versatile tool for pruning trees and shrubs in the garden area, but not in large volumes. You can buy it from 1130 rubles.

GRINDA 8-423001

Rating: 4.6

The most modest tool GRINDA 8-423001, capable of cutting branches only up to 18 mm in diameter, closes the rating in the category of power pruners, although the total length of 210 mm and weight of 260 grams are identical to the more powerful models discussed earlier. Its purpose is to design the shrubs and cut flowers, the tool copes with these works perfectly, besides, it sits like a glove in hand: aluminum thin handles are bent, do not slip due to the coating, considerable force is not required when they are pressed, and the blades are pulled back by a ribbon spring.

Blades deserve special attention: they are planar, made of hardened steel with an additional protective coating, curved. When cutting do not leave protruding fibers due to the tight connection of two cutting blades. Secateurs serve without sharpening not one season, does not require special skills of treatment and does not tire the hand when working.

Buy GRINDA 8-423001 can be quite inexpensive - from 214 rubles.

Top Battery Secateurs

To work with thick branches, to eliminate thin-stemmed trees and their shoots in large quantities, it is much more convenient to use an electric pruner, in which the blades join independently as soon as the gardener presses the lever or button after aiming at the “target”. The devices are especially relevant for older people who are caring for the garden, who have problems with the joints and the frequent shrinking of the arms of a regular shears is problematic for them.

Wolf Garten Li-Ion Power RR 3000

Rating: 4.9

The most powerful and sought-after electric pruner is the Wolf Garten Li-Ion Power RR 3000 device with an energy reserve of 800 cuts, that is, for a season or two and even more. The device is able to work with branches whose diameter does not exceed 15 mm. It is light - only 800 grams., It sits comfortably in your hand - an anatomically shaped handle with anti-slip coating. The design is moderately protected from water, so work can be carried out even in wet weather.

After the trigger has been triggered, one moving blade closes to the fixed part, carefully making a cut, but for many this process seems slow, but the low speed is due to safety, which is especially important for older people. On the other hand, time for closing the arms of a mechanical tool is spent no less.

A Li-Ion Power Pack 4 battery pack with a capacity of 1.1 Ah is charged with a complete network cable, the secateurs are stored in a plastic durable case. Wolf Garten Li-Ion Power RR 3000 can be purchased from 6,900 rubles.

RYOBI RLP416

Rating: 4.8

Another representative of the battery pruners in our RYOBI RLP416 rating cuts off bush branches and young shoots up to 16 mm in diameter, which is only 1 mm more than the leader. A distinctive feature of the lithium-ion battery 4 V, 1.5 A ∙ h - the lack of self-discharge, that is, the energy is saved even when the tool is not in use, there is enough capacity for the season of active use, but not more than 500 cuts.

The device weighs 700 grams. It is comfortable to hold the handle in the hand, rubberized with the GripZone material, cutting off branches and shoots with a one-sided knife, the device is especially useful in eliminating overgrowths in the root zone. You can store the device on a hook in a pendant, for this there is a special hole at the end. Unfortunately, the case for storage and transportation is not attached.

The average price of RYOBI RLP416 is 5 200 rubles.

Top Manual Grafting Secateurs

The specialized tool of breeders grafting pruner makes a neat cut of the graft cutting and cut on the stock, which ideally closely match the shape and size. In this way, it is possible to achieve the perfect conjugation of two living parts and their quick merging. There is a low degree of rejection of vaccinations. Another name for such a pruner is a graft knife.

WIPRO 07-001

Rating: 4.9

Leader in rating pruner for grafting plants WIPRO 07-001. It is equipped with the most comfortable blade in the shape of a pear, thanks to which a spongy tongue-and-pinion joint is formed on the cutting and stock, it does not require reinforcement, only dressing until it is completely spliced.

The tool can work with branches with a diameter of up to 12 mm, and for each shoot the width of the bite is adjusted by a gear on the anvil at the bottom of the fixture. The drive at the power pruner is of the usual lever type, therefore the pressing is enhanced by the mechanism and there are no problems with the cutting of branches. The blades are made of durable carbon steel with a high degree of sharpening, because accuracy is important in the inoculation business.In addition to making stock and scion tool, you can remove shoots and branches, using it as a universal device. Fiberglass handles, especially durable and comfortable to grip.

WIPRO 07-001 price is quite affordable - about 900 rubles.

Centrotool FINLAND 1455

Rating: 4.8

The centrifugal pruner from the Centrotool company universal model FINLAND 1455 closes the rating. It is suitable for cutting branches up to 19 mm in diameter and grafting a carbon steel blade with a teflon coating of a simple round shape, but not as reliable as the “pear” of the leader, therefore it only takes the tool second place. The handles of a slightly curved shape sit comfortably in your hand, they are made of durable fiber-polymer nylon and fiberglass.

In order to graft the scion correctly and accurately, it is placed on an anvil with a movable regulator that will reliably fix the branch under the blade.

It is possible to buy a FINLAND 1455 graft pruner from Centrotool from 1,300 rubles.

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Attention! This rating is subjective, is not advertising and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you should consult with a specialist.