植物修枝整形完整版

Plant

Pruning,

Training

and

Shaping植物修枝整形?

Purposes

of

the

session本節(jié)目的–

To

describe

the

tools

and

their

uses

for

pruning

介紹工具及其在修剪中的用途–

To

demonstrate

their

use,

care

and

maintenance

演示使用、保養(yǎng)與維護–

To

draw

on

the

session

on

why

we

prune闡述為什么需要修剪This

afternoon

-

to

practice

pruning下午－修剪實踐Pruning?

Small,

single

handedclippers–

Used

for

very

small

jobs

and

fine

work–

Deadheading

and

snippingoff

inflorescences–

Bypass

(scissor)

actionPruning?

Secateurs枝剪–––––Wide

variety

available

for

small,

large

or

weak

hands,

right

or

left

hands

Red

handle

easier

to

see

on

the

groundUse

for

cutting

shoots

up

to

~1-2cmBypass

or

anvil

actionHolsters

available

tokeep

tool

with

youPruning?

Single

handed

shears––––Used

for

hedging

work,topiary

and

lawn

edgetrimmingBypass

actionHorizontalmode

shownCan

be

turned

through90°

either

way

(nextphoto)Pruning?

Single

handed

shears

–

Turned

through

90°

tovertical

axisPruning?

Garden

shears–

Bypass

action–

Used

for

lawn

trimming

and

hedges–

Notched

at

the

bottom

of

the

blades

to

enable

slightly

larger

branches

(up

to

2

-

3

cm)

to

be

cutNotchPruning?

Extendable

loppers––––––Bypass

actionUsed

for

larger

branches,

up

to

5cm.Handles

extend

for

longerreachRatchet

versions

alsoavailable

enable

thicker

branches

to

be

cut,

or

for

people

with

weak

armsPotential

muscular

injury

riskSmaller

intermediate

loppers

available

for

tasks

too

big

for

secateursPruning?

Anvil

action

lopper–

Anvil

action

notrecommended

for

anythingother

than

cutting

out

dead

or

very

dry

wood–

Even

then,

a

last

resort?

–

Anvil

action

inevitablycrushes

the

branch

beingcut–

Ratchet

and

extendableversions

available–

Potential

muscular

injuryriskPruning?

Pruning

saw–

Used

for

thicker

branches

up

to

10cm–

Good

for

working

in

confined

spaces–

May

need

to

undercut

branch

being

pruned

toavoid

ripping

bark–

Some

versions

designed

to

cut

on

the

‘draw

’

motion–

Holster

available

to

keep

tool

with

youPruning?

Bow

saw–

Used

for

larger

branches

–

Undercutting

probablyrequired–

Replaceable

blades–

Sometimes

difficult

to

use

in

confined

spaces

withoutdamaging

other

branches–

Sometimes

teeth

arranged

to

cut

on

the

‘draw

’motionpruning?

Pole

lopper–

Detailed

mechanism

onnext

slide–

Pole

extends

to

3m

or

more–

Used

for

higher

or

difficult

to

access

branches

up

to

~5-7

cm

thick–

Careneeded

to

get

a

really

good

clean

cut,

but

a

versatile

toolPruning

lopper?

Pole

lopper

detail–

Bypass

action–

Anvil

version

available

–

Head

can

be

replaced

witha

pruning

saw

attachmentfor

thicker

branches–

Helmet

andeye

protection

recommended

againstfalling,

cut,

branchesPruning?

Electric

hedge

trimmer–

Used

for

large

hedges–

Pole

mounted

versionsavailable

with

a

rotating

blade

head

to

cut

at

90°

for

hedge

top

pruning–

Cannot

use

in

the

wet

–

Petrol

versions

available,more

powerful

and

can

be

used

in

wet

conditions–

Eye,

hand,

hearing

and

helmet

protection

advisedPruning?

Electric

chain

saw–

Used

for

large

branches

–

Undercutting

required

–

Cannot

be

used

in

wetconditions–

Petrol

versions

available,more

powerful

and

can

be

used

in

the

wet–

Personal

ProtectiveEquipment

needed–

Formal

training

neededPruning?

Pruning

knife–

Used

to

tidy

up

cuts

to

encourage

cambiumlayer

healingPruning?

Accessories–

Sharpening

stone–

Lubricant

–

to

help

keep

tools

clean

andserviceable–

Disinfectant

–

to

prevent

tools

transferring

diseases

from

one

cutto

the

next.Summary?

Pruning,

shaping

andtraining

is

a

key

activity

tohelp

the

garden

lookinggood?

Helps

to

maintain

thehealth

of

the

collection?

There

is

a