ARS HP-300L Needle Nose Fruit Pruners

I am a commercial grower and grow a huge field of cut flowers for my farm stand. I have been using this make and model of pruuers for four years now and they are light weight, easy to grip, never get stuck shut, always sharp and easy to use. The color stands out so you can find them when you set them down some place you may have forgotten. The best part about these clippers is because I cut hundreds of stems in a day every day and night, my hands don't get fatigued as easy as they have over the years with other brands of clippers. I even use these to cut my sunflowers. I love these and wish I had found them back in 1985 when I started in this business. I also want to add that for the money you can't find better and I have paid a lot more money for other brands of clippers and they can't hold a candle to these.

perfect o wish the delivery fee should be reduced and wont be above the product price

These are excellent snippers. I bought them to deadhead, trim suckers and such. The needle nose shape is the whole point [ha ha]. Anyway, they are strong and can handle small branches. Construction is solid. If I somehow manage to wreck them I'll buy again in a snip.

These are surprisingly sharp and effective for such a lightweight and small pruner. I've tried several pair of Fiskars pruners as comparison, and much prefer the ARS design. Occasionally I come up a woody Mullein plant with a stem too big for these ARS, maybe 1/2 inch width, and then I need the Fiskars with the bigger opening. But other than that these are the ones I carry out to the field ... and they don't give me a thumb blister like the Fiskars pruners do. I have not had to sharpen them yet, and they've had lots of use - probably over 5000 cuts so far.

These "needle nose" pruners are very nice for what I paid - twelve bucks. Let me start off by stating my disappointment that they were made in Vietnam instead of Japan. In fact, the manufacturer's box they came in had an inventory sticker over the "Made in" location (maybe by coincidence) and as I peeled it back, it clearly indicated that it was Made in Vietnam by ARS. That said, I must say that the quality is top notch - very nicely finished, very sharp edge (as expected from ARS products), and the handles have this nice built in loop to keep the spring bound handles in the closed position. So, I'm going to give these 5 Stars for the price point. EDIT -- I was very happy with these ARS Vietnam-made pruners when I first received, at the low price I purchased them at, but now after having them for many months, I'm dropping my score to 4 stars. They simply do not deserve 5 stars. The blades started to corrode/rust so much that I had to use naval jelly rust preventer on them. They're still a decent choice for the price, but the fact these aren't made in Japan and the rust issue, and the fact that they really aren't materially better than a cheaper set of Corona pruners that I also own, they don't deserve the 5 star review I had previous granted them.

Makes dividing dahlias so easy! Nice and sharp

I have used these pruners for 20+ years. They are the best pruners made for clipping and snipping all leafy shrubs (like boxwwod etc,), cutting flowers and clipping grass. They cut just about everything 1/4" or less effortlessly. They are much more lightweight and comfortable than all other brands of this type of pruner on the market. No more sore or tired wrists. They last forever.

Excellent pruning shears! Perfect for florists, providing clean and quick cuts. Comfortable to hold and does not rust. Highly recommend!

I now own 6 ARS needle nose pruners and have no regrets! 6 pairs of snips may seem excessive but when you make tens of thousands of cuts in a growing season, having snips that stay sharp, and a spring that stays in place and does the job well is worth a lot. I’ll probably add another couple pairs next year. The only thing that would make the snips better is if replacement straps for binding the handles could be purchased.

Razor, love the long and narrow cut it provides. Learnt my lesson with the other ARS pairs I got and to make sure they get wiped dry after every session at the minimum. With proper maintenance I think these will go very far. Just be careful to not cut anything too thick or solid, you will definitely make a dent if you do so ruining your blade, this is purely for the small and precious and it is perfect for it. Highly recommend. The only thing I would say is, this particular pair is made in Vietnam whereas my other ARS tools are made in Japan. Still does the job

Si tratta del modello ARS 300L, ovvero quello con le lame più lunghe e sottili della gamma ARS, ma non della versione con le lame di acciaio inox (ARS 300L-DX). Questo è acciaio temprato a caldo, il che significa che rispetto all’inox ha una durezza maggiore, e quindi manterrà di più il taglio, gestendo meglio anche rametti più duri. Ovviamente in certe condizioni si ossiderà, ma ci sono metodi anche casalinghi per porvi rimedio. Per quanto riguarda il taglio, è ottimo. L’impugnatura potrebbe essere leggermente corta per chi ha le mani molto grandi, ma è sicuramente comoda. Il meccanismo di chiusura non influenza minimamente l’apertura o chiusura delle forbici durante l’uso, è leggermente stretto e non così facile da richiudere, ma funziona abbastanza bene. È un oggetto made in Vietnam, probabilmente l’acciaio è giapponese, ma non saprei, per questo prezzo comunque sono un ottimo acquisto e le riprenderei tranquillamente, soprattutto per la qualità del taglio, e l’impressione generale è che siano forbici ben costruite.

Me encanta. Tenía unas iguales pero estaban ya muy usadas y compre una nueva pero igualita.

No garden, nor any gardener, should be without this beautifully made, well designed and high quality Japanese super tool. Precision built, it delivers work with clean cuts and no damage. With this purchase we now have one each so productivity will improve. We wonder how we managed our 100+ roses without this tool for deadheading and it compliments the secateurs and the long handled pruner making the three of them a fantasically useful set of kit. In addition customer communications with both the manufacturer and the UK importer Sorbus International Ltd in Somerset are brilliant and a credit to their customer care programs.