pruner

Example Sentences

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Newhouse maneuvered an extendable pole pruner around a branch; with a pull of a string, the blade snapped shut, and the bag fell.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2020

“I’m the laborer,” he says, though Dina is quick to point out he’s the garden’s master pruner.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2018

Chances are her arsenal includes a dinged-up trowel, a dull hand pruner and garden gloves with gaping holes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2016

"He was nice but he was depressed," said Eugene Hernandez, a tree pruner staying at the shelter.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2015

The pruner should leave enough spurs to supply all the fruit buds that the vine can utilize.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.