Niwaki: Pruning, Training, and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way gouken sharpening stones d-handle & light weight makes

d-handle & light weight makes it especially nice for shoveling and spreading soil and mulch

bulkier secateurs) and long (for topiary clippers & barracudas)

You'll want to keep these beauties safe and sound in your holster

The standard and tall sizes are almost identical:  the grip and length of the blade are  exactly the same

Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques meant to coax out the essential characters of their garden trees

Niwaki: Pruning, Training, and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way gouken sharpening stones d-handle & light weight makesAll copies are signed by Jake! Jake Hobson honed his Japanese pruning techniques while working in a nursery in Osaka, Japan before adapting them in his pruning business in West Sussex, England. His business "Niwaki" introduced me to Japanese pruning tools and and ladders, and he is the largely responsible for me starting Gardener's Kit! Japanese gardeners have fine tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques meant to coax out the essential