{"id":6961,"date":"2015-02-16T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=6961"},"modified":"2015-01-06T10:10:28","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T15:10:28","slug":"versatile-corona-lopperhand-pruners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2015\/02\/16\/versatile-corona-lopperhand-pruners\/","title":{"rendered":"Versatile Corona Lopper\/Hand Pruners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hand pruning mode for light cuts<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lopper mode for larger pruning cuts<\/p><\/div>\n

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When stepping out in my garden, a pair of hand pruners (shears) is the first tool in my pocket or belt pouch. A good pair of pruning shears is indispensable for snipping off old spent flowers and growth from perennials such as hostas, daylilies,\u00a0 peonies, et al; shrubs like rhododendrons, lilacs, hydrangeas; to clear away encroaching vegetation\u00a0from a path; remove dead, pest ridden, and diseased twigs\u00a0or small (1-inch diameter) branches.<\/p>\n

Over the years I\u2019ve owned a number of pruning shears from top manufacturers. The Corona #60 hand pruner has been my “go-to” pruners, backed up by the Corona 19 inch long lopping pruners.<\/p>\n

As stated in a previous blog, my prerequisites for a good pruning shears are:<\/p>\n

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  • Blades forged\u00a0from high grade\u00a0forged steel, less likely to rust and stays sharp longer<\/li>\n
  • Comfortable hand grips, less prone to cause calluses after heavy use<\/li>\n
  • Colorful hand grips so pruner is\u00a0not easily lost in the garden<\/li>\n
  • Trustworthy locking mechanism that, when engaged, the blades close and don\u2019t reopen in\u00a0your pocket or belt pouch. Cutting action\u00a0does not lock up by a faulty locking\u00a0clip<\/li>\n
  • Stays sharp longer and cuts almost effortlessly<\/li>\n
  • Scissor cut and not anvil type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Corona BP7450\u00a0is a\u00a0convertible pruner + lopper. The lopper is designed for making cuts\u00a0up to\u00a01 1\/4 inch in diameter. This lightweight pruning shears cuts through soft green stems and\u00a0\u00a0small twiggy wood effortlessly. Or convert it into a lopping shears for cutting through thicker\u00a0branches up to 1 1\/4 inch diameter.<\/p>\n

    This\u00a0convertible pruner + lopper\u00a0is\u00a0mostly\u00a0available on-line. Eventually, blades wear out or become rusted (if left outdoors–always a no-no for most garden tools). Most parts are available from Corona dealers and some orchard supply\u00a0companies\u00a0across the U.S.<\/p>\n

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                  When stepping out in my garden, a pair of hand pruners (shears) is the first tool in my pocket or belt pouch. A good pair of pruning shears is indispensable for snipping off old spent flowers and growth from perennials such as hostas, daylilies,\u00a0 peonies, et al; shrubs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,1158,601,630,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6961"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7252,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6961\/revisions\/7252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}