As their name implies, a pole pruner is a tool with a pruning blade on the end of a pole of some kind. Some pole pruners are on 6 foot long poles while others go as high as 12 feet. The primary issue with this tool is its weight. Holding a heavy pole pruner up in the air for more than a few minutes can be very tiring. The best models are made of some kind of composite or plastic material that is very strong yet very light.

Fiskars Pruning Stik® Tree Pruner

Fiskars Pruning Stik® Tree Pruner

Sharp precision blade

Non-stick coated blade

Rotating cutting head

Dual activated cutting action

Lightweight aluminum body

Ropeless, PowerStroke™ cutting action

31 oz. weight

1-1/4" cutting capacity

Overall length: 62"

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