Hand Tools for Digging & Pruning

Digging Tools

Let’s start with digging your holes. The bare essentials are:

• Mattock
• Hoe
• Pointed spade

If you are digging trees from your own garden nursery use a flat-bottomed steel digging shovel.

Pruning Tools 

Below is a list of our favorite pruning tools:

• Loppers: Get the best. We use 30-inch Hickok wooden-handled loppers. You will need a file to keep these sharp.
• Hand Saw: We use a folding Felco saw. 
• Clippers: The #8 Felco is a great set of clippers.
• Rake: You should clear the area around your tree as decaying plant material tends to foster harmful funguses and insects.