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Hedges Article Series
I
Want To Create
The Perfect Hedge
Pruning:
Motorized or Manual?
When pruning your hedges, there are many types
of tools available for you to use including:
While many professionals recommend the hand held hedge pruning
shears as the best tool to use when pruning your hedges, there
are advantages and disadvantages to each type of tool used
for hedge pruning. The following paragraphs will briefly discuss
some of those pros and cons.
The reason most
professionals recommend hand held hedge pruning shears as the best tool for pruning hedges is because the benefits
are great! Hand held hedge pruning shears cut much closer than
the gas and electrical powered trimmers, and do not cause the
branches to break and tear. Hand held hedge pruning shears
can be used on any type of hedge, they are quieter, and far
less likely to gouge hedges or cause harm to the operator than
gas and electrical powered trimmers. These hand held hedge
pruning shears have proven extremely helpful in removing stray
branches, and are almost essential if your hedges have an informal
look. The greatest benefit is of course the money you’ll save.
Hand held shears are much cheaper than electric or gas powered
trimmers. They are also considered safer to use since an electric
or gas trimmer can bounce off a branch and will keep on cutting,
not matter what’s in the way. Also hand held hedge shears are
much lighter than the electric and gas powered trimmers. Making
it easier for you to keep on trimming!
Where there are advantages though, there are usually disadvantages.
The disadvantages associated with using hand held hedge shears
to prune your hedges are very few. The main disadvantage to
pruning your hedges with hand held hedge pruning shears is
that it can be much more time consuming than using gas and
electrical powered hedge trimmers. Though the shears are lighter,
another disadvantage is that your arm may tire easily from
the movement necessary to open and close the shears, causing
you to need a break during the pruning session. As you can
see, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.
Although the advantages to using hand held hedge pruning shears
to prune your hedges are great, many people turn to gas or
electrical powered hedge trimmers to do the job. Gas and electrical
powered hedge trimmers have advantages, as well as disadvantages.
The main advantage to gas and electrical powered hedge trimmers
is the convenience of pruning your hedges quickly, with less
effort. More expensive electrical powered hedge trimmers are
generally light weight, and can get the job done a lot more
quickly than pruning with hand held hedge pruning shears. But
electrical and gas powered hedge trimmers do not work on all
types of hedges. That is only one disadvantage to using electrical
or gas powered hedge trimmers to prune your hedges.
Another disadvantage to using electrical or gas powered hedge
trimmers to prune your hedges is that they will often grab,
and break the branches in your hedges. This is not good, and
damaged areas of the hedges need to be touched up with hand
held hedge pruning shears, to ensure their health and proper
growth. Also, when pruning with electrical powered hedge trimmers,
you need to have a source of electricity, along with a very
long cord. And while you are pruning your hedges with an electrical
powered hedge trimmer, you will need to be very careful not
to cut the cord by accident.
There are advantages and disadvantages to every type of pruning
method. While many professionals recommend hand held pruning
shears for the best results when pruning your hedges, there
are people who simply want to use electrical and gas powered
hedge trimmers to prune their hedges. Whatever the chosen method,
there are clear advantages and disadvantages associated with
each. It is best to do some research, and educate yourself
on the advantages and disadvantages of each before making a
final decision on which method might be best for you. Keep
in mind, some hedge types cannot be pruned with electrical
or gas hedge trimmers, so you will have no choice but to prune
those hedge types manually with hand held hedge pruning shears.
Do your homework before making any final decisions.
