A pruning assembly (10) including an elongate supporting body (not shown), right (11)and left (12) jaw members hinged together and movable along the supporting bodyand each having three set of blade members (31) mounted on actuator means (16)and alternatively displaced above and below a plane to form two staggered rowsof three bores each, the actuator means (16) adapted to maintain the clearance betweenthe trunk and each set of blade members (31).