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Snow and ice can snap weak limbs, so the time to cut out dead wood is before winter storms arrive. Right now, Amazon is dropping prices on pruning tools, including the Corona ClassicCUT Forged Bypass Pruner for $23.39 (was $33.80). Its forged-steel blade cuts stems and branches up to 1 inch thick.

The discounts include hand pruners and loppers from Corona, Fiskars, Gardena, and Bahco, plus cordless pole saws and hedge trimmers from Worx, Greenworks , and Ego. For dead wood, an anvil pruner takes less hand strength; save bypass pruners for live stems, where they make cleaner cuts. For trimming small stems and container plants, the Corona Long Straight Snip sells for just $8.19 (was $11.99).

Corona ClassicCUT Forged Bypass Pruner

Make individual cuts on stems and small branches up to 1 inch thick.…