Essential cutting tools to keep woody vegetation in top condition, in particular fruit trees and ornamental shrubs that need regular shaping to keep them healthy, loppers and pruning shears are to be found in every serious gardeners toolbox or shed. It is paramount that high quality tools are purchased to ensure that every cut is clean and precise, eliminating the chance of disease encroaching into your trees and shrubs. Be sure to choose the correct style of lopper for your needs: bypass loppers have a scissor cutting action that delivers a precise and clean cut whereas anvil loppers have one sharp blade that cuts against a flat blade in a crushing action, better for pruning tough, fibrous branches.