The present invention discloses a pruning tool (100) which includes a cutting assembly (102) with a blade arrangement including at least one movable component (104) , a drive cable (156) attached to the at least one movable component at a first end (158) of the drive cable which is configured to actuate the at least one movable component, and an intermediate portion (103) coupled to the cutting assembly. Further, the pruning tool includes a handle (126) provided adjacent to the intermediate portion, wherein the handle is configured to be grasped by a user during operation of the pruning tool. The handle has a length in a range of about 10 cm to 30cm. A channel (136) is formed in the handle, wherein a second end (160) of the drive cable is received through the channel.
