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I tried hand pruners on 40 suckers then switched to a pruning saw, the cut quality made it obvious
I spent about 2 hours Saturday clearing water sprouts off a maple in my yard with bypass pruners, and half the cuts came out crushed or torn. Swapped to a small curved pruning saw for the rest of the suckers and every cut was clean with no bark stripping. The crushed ones from the pruners were already showing dark edges by Sunday morning. Turns out the suckers were just too thick for the pruners I had, around 3/4 inch on a lot of them. Anyone got a recommendation for pruners that actually handle suckers that size without mangling the collar?
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stellaa6914d ago
What kind of maple are we talking about here, and how old are the water sprouts you were cutting? The reason I ask is that the collar matters a lot on suckers that come from right at the trunk base versus ones popping out of older wood higher up. If you cut into the branch collar you get those dark edges fast, but if you leave a stub the tree seals it off slower. Also, did you notice whether the crushed cuts were mostly on the ones closer to 3/4 inch or spread across all sizes? That tells you if it's a sharpness problem or just a leverage problem with your pruners.
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