Ideal for precise cutting. Suited for green cuts or growing stems. Heat treated high carbon steel blade. Teflon coated blades extend equipment life and reduce pruning effort. Maintain blade by oiling regularly. PVC non-slip grip. Roses should not be pruned before mid July in most regions of South Africa. Pruning late in July and early August is perfectly agreeable to the rose and delaying the pruning even further will result in the roses flowering later in October. Maintain blades by oiling regularly.