One to several young fully developed leaves per plant were harvested, usingpruningshearsfor trees and shrubs.
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We opened the orchid pseudobulbs withpruningshears.
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The samples were obtained by tree climbing and with telescopicpruningshears.
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The experiment compared the germination capacity of intact seeds with that of seeds from which a 5-10 mm2 fragment of coat had been removed withpruningshears.
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Plastic tubing cutters, which really look much like a pair ofpruningshears, may be used for thinner pipes and tubes, such as sprinkler pipe.
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From his pencil on a notepad came scholarly publications; with sharppruningshearshe showed students how skills are perfected...
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When usingpruningshearsor loppers to remove a branch back to a main branch, the hook portion of the shears should always face away from the main branch.
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