Compare Felco pruning shears and pruning tools

Felco is a Swiss brand known for its pruning shears. The company was founded in 1945 and makes shears for professional users and hobby gardeners who want to use one pair of shears for a long time. On this page you can compare pruning shears, loppers, pruning saws and harvest and flower shears from Felco with the current price at the shop.

What does Felco offer?

• Pruning shears: the classic models with a number, such as the Felco 2, Felco 4, Felco 6, Felco 8 and Felco 14, and models with a rotating handle such as the Felco 7.
• Loppers with long arms for thicker branches, such as the Felco 211, 221 and 231.
• Pruning saws: folding saws and fixed saws for branches too thick for shears.
• Harvest and flower shears for flowers, herbs and fruit, and hand tools such as a trowel and hand weeder.
• An electric pruning shear on battery for those who need to cut a lot.

Which Felco suits you?

Felco often makes the same shears in different sizes and versions. The number says something about the shape. The Felco 2 is the well-known basic model for right-handed users. The Felco 6 and Felco 14 are smaller and suitable for smaller hands. The Felco 8 has an ergonomic shape for larger hands, and the Felco 9 is the left-handed version of this. Models with a rotating handle, such as the Felco 7 and Felco 12, turn along with your hand and are pleasant if you cut for a long time in a row. Each pair of shears lists the maximum cutting diameter, usually between 20 and 25 mm.

A characteristic of Felco is that almost all parts can be replaced separately, such as the blade, the counter-blade and the spring. This means you can keep using a pair of shears for years. For trimming a hedge you use a hedge trimmer.

How to compare Felco

This brand page lists all the Felco products we compare together. With the filters you can choose by type, drive and, for machines, by voltage and whether the battery is included. Sort by price to put the most affordable models at the top, or by popularity to see which models visitors view most often at a shop. On the product page you can see the full specifications.

Maintaining a pair of pruning shears

A pair of pruning shears cuts best when the blade is sharp and clean. Wipe plant sap and dirt off the blades after pruning, especially after cutting resinous wood or roses. A sharpening stone keeps the cutting edge sharp; a blunt blade bruises the branch instead of cutting through it, which means the wound closes more slowly. A drop of oil on the hinge and the spring keeps the shears moving smoothly. Store the shears dry, for example in a holster on your belt while working and in the shed afterwards. Do not cut branches that are too thick with the tip of the blade: this bends the blade and the shears will no longer close properly. For branches above the stated cutting diameter, use loppers or a saw.

Comparing prices

For each Felco product you can see the current price at the shop. Prices are updated daily and, where available, you can also see the price history, so you can tell whether an offer is genuinely good value. If you want to wait for a model to become cheaper, set a price alert on the product page. You always order from the shop itself. You can find more brands and types at garden tools.