Tweezers intended for use to remove pine needles have deeper notches than ordinary tweezers. This is to ensure that they grip the needles better.
Needles are plucked on pines to balance energy in the tree. Each needle is grasped and pulled in the direction of its growth so that the base of the needle is not damaged. If you come across needles which are difficult to remove they may be cut with trimming scissors.
If the teeth of these tweezers become clogged with pine resin, burn the tip with the flame from a lighter and then remove the burnt resin with a metal brush.
These high quality tweezers are handmade in Japan.
I am very happy with the quality of my pine tweezers and they come in handy for my succulents too. Happy to have them in my tool collection. Top notch service as always from Bonsai Tree.
currently no pine to work on currently, but great tweezers to use on my other other bonsai with weeding , insect removal etc,with nice nose grips not related to bonsai but extremely handy for using on jewellery repairs & removing knots in fine necklace chains