A nozzle for a leaf removal appliance such as a leave blower comprises a tubular air conduit portion 12 and a plurality of mutually spaced fingers 14 extending from a periphery of the tubular portion 12, at least two of the fingers 14 being arranged at mutually divergently facing locations on the periphery. The lengths of the fingers 14 are preferably adjustable and at least some of the fingers 14 are hooped in form. The hooped fingers may have rectangular, triangular, oval, trapezoidal, U-shaped or V-shaped forms or a combination thereof. At least some of the fingers 14 may have a portion that is substantially spherical in form, in a ground engaging region. At least some of the fingers 14 preferably have a portion which narrows to a point, in a ground engaging region and can include sharpened and/or serrated edges.
