Contact your local arborist.

Jul 27, Also known as hand pruners, pruning shears or pruners, these glorified scissors cut through branches between one and two inches thick.

I completely agree with the idea that you should always think about your own safety and the safety of others when handling a tree.

Lou Meyer, an arborist for Davey Tree Company in greater Baltimore, calls them the most basic starter tool for tree trimming. Jan 03, Pruning shears for simple, clean cuts on bushes or thin tree twigs Also called hand pruners, pruning shears are perfect for cutting small twigs, up to 1 inch in diameter. To touch up small, live branches, look for bypass pruning shears. The tool resembles a pair of scissors and is good for trimming twigs at awkward angles.