枝えだを鋏はさむ

expression, godan verb (-mu)

trim a tree; prune branches

Rare expression literally meaning 'to scissor branches'. In modern Japanese, 枝を切る or 枝を刈る are far more common for pruning.

• 古ふるい園えん芸げい書しょには「枝えだを鋏はさむ」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old gardening books, you can find the expression 'to scissor branches'.