Japanese Azumagawa garden pruning shears made in Japan

These pruning shears can cleanly cut thick branches from garden plants and fruit trees.

Left-handed pruning shears are also available.
Bud-trimming scissors are ideal when used as light, narrow-bladed pruning shears for cutting the small branches of garden trees, bonsai trees, and fruit trees. 

Pruning shears  - used for trimming garden shrubs.

Greatly suited for maintaining the shape of garden shrubs and cutting thick branches.

Sickles - other than those used for cutting grass,

there are other kinds available;

such as those used for harvesting crops and rice

Hatchets - used for splitting wood and delimbing trees.