Of note is how easily the blades chopped through the branches; I didn’t need to use much strength due to the gearing system, which increases the pressure on the wood by a factor of twelve.

Daniel has over 18 years of experience in the construction, home improvement, and landscape garden industries.The Fiskars PowerGear™ X Telescopic Tree Pruner (UPX86) features an ingenious, power-boosting mechanism for each cut and an extendable shaft up to 4 meters, with a reach up to 6 meters. As you can see from my video at the top of this page, most of the branches in my garden were no more than 32mm (1.

I initially bought it for pruning overhanging branches but have ended up pollarding numerous large neglected willows and for felling many other trees. With this lopper you can certainly reach high branches (up to about 6 metres/20ft) without using a ladder, which saves time and reduces the danger of using a ladder when pruning trees. Manufacturers often overstate how high you can safely prune branches and while I’m 6ft2 and with a long reach, I was unable to reach any of the stated heights, even when I was standing on my toes! The one redeeming feature of this tool is the saw attachment which is great for cutting through thick branches, although expect to get tired and sore arms, I certainly did. The product is great, does what its supposed to and is a marginal improvement over its previous iteration the UP86 ( wrecked mine) however the service was poor and it took over a week to arrive.I tested this pruner at a demonstration event back in 2022, and I was surprised at how well it cut through thick timbers. The Farming and Countryside Director Janet Hughes, the policy lead working on the Sustainable Farming Incentive Jonathan Marsden and colleagues from the RPA will be there to explain the offer and answer your questions. Some telescopic pruners have a saw attachment which, while it adds weight and bulk to the tool, is perfect for pruning thicker branches.