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It's the pruner you reach for when you want something nimble, light, and easy to control — without giving up the clean, proper cut of a full-size tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes from \u003cstrong\u003eBurgon \u0026amp; Ball\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Sheffield toolmaker who've been making garden tools since 1730, and carries the official Royal Horticultural Society endorsement. Supplied to us through our partners at \u003cstrong\u003eAllotMate\u003c\/strong\u003e, who curate proper, well-made tools for gardeners and allotmenteers who'd rather buy once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall, but a proper pruner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is no toy. It uses the same \u003cstrong\u003ebypass cutting method\u003c\/strong\u003e as larger secateurs — two blades passing like scissors — which gives the clean, precise cut that's gentle on living stems, exactly what you want for live wood and delicate pruning. 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