Spear & Jackson 8120RS/09 Razorsharp Telescopic Hedge Shears

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When extended, this pruning shear has a total reach of 84cm. Therefore making it easier to trim the top of taller hedges, especially when you can only get to one side of the hedge. The internal rope pully system is what assists with closing the blades and causes them to cut. Instead of a squeeze handle, which is what many other tree pruners have, this method is easier on the hands. It’s quite a revolutionary way of cutting, and sets the Fiskars pruners apart from others on the market.

I am often asked by gardeners “what are the top hedge shears to buy?”, “do I need an extendable, telescopic shear?”, ‘what brand offers the best model pruning shears?” Instead of allowing free adjustability between its lengths, you can only one of three positions: no extension, half extended or fully extended. Therefore, there are some limitations.It works as you would expect; allowing you to approach much of the soft growth of hedges and ivy as if you were wielding a pair of large hair clippers. They shear through leaves and the lighter stalks of smaller shrubs, giving you approximately 50 minutes of run time from one charge. Buxus should be pruned at the end on May and around the beginning of Sept (this will be your last cut of the year). If it is a topiary hedge then I recommend smaller shears as takes less effort than wielding larger shears around.

Small hedge shears are an option. As long as the handle and blade aren’t too long, these are great for getting close to smaller shrubs. They come with a 330 mm saw which gives the user extra cutting power on larger branches, although it’s worth noting that this saw is a little weak and not particularly effective. The saw also occasionally gets caught on branches and needs to be removed.The blades are usually thinner and shorter than pruning shears. The handles are much longer and angled in orientation to the cutting head. If you find prolonged use of hedge shears tiring on the hands then my advice is to look at geared models like these Davaon bypass shears. Let you trim grass that grows up against obstacles, be this fences, fountains, pathways or bird baths. The pole is very easy to extend to a maximum of 3 m, making this tool suitable for taller trees. The blade can be removed from the handle if you want to use it for handheld pruning. With a blade that cuts and holds whatever gets pruned, the ARS 160ZP Long Reach Pruner is great for dead-heading, manicuring and harvesting. Instead of instantly dropping the pruned material on the spot, where it will never be found again, the blades allow you to have more control over where it will be placed.