pruning dead branches

esperanza · 06-22-2020, 08:05 AM

We have some dead branches on a couple trees that need to go. We got a quote from a tree company, but dh thinks we could DIY. He showed me an electric saw pruner on Amazon that we could buy for something like $60. I think it is 9 feet long, so you could get to about 15 feet. Anyone used anything like this before? Some branches are small, some are medium. I'm thinking even if we can't get all of them, we could do some and save some money. Is there something I am missing in this plan?

RiverRock · 06-22-2020, 08:11 AM

I have this pruner and it works well for me. It won't work if your branches are too thick, but it does give me a lot more control than using a power tool from the ground would. https://www.rona.ca/en/tree-pruner-w...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

SewingGreenMama · 06-22-2020, 09:06 AM

You tube it. Find at least 6-10 videos on how to do this and the safety concerns and tips. Then decide.

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06-22-2020, 08:05 AM	#1
esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	pruning dead branches We have some dead branches on a couple trees that need to go. We got a quote from a tree company, but dh thinks we could DIY. He showed me an electric saw pruner on Amazon that we could buy for something like $60. I think it is 9 feet long, so you could get to about 15 feet. Anyone used anything like this before? Some branches are small, some are medium. I'm thinking even if we can't get all of them, we could do some and save some money. Is there something I am missing in this plan? __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

06-22-2020, 08:11 AM	#2
RiverRock Rose Garden Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,489	Re: pruning dead branches I have this pruner and it works well for me. It won't work if your branches are too thick, but it does give me a lot more control than using a power tool from the ground would. https://www.rona.ca/en/tree-pruner-w...E&gclsrc=aw.ds __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 22 year old diamond, 20 year old granite, 17 year old pearl and 14 year old tiger eye. Married for 23 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

06-22-2020, 09:06 AM	#3
SewingGreenMama Rose Trellis Deuteronomy 11:19 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,888	Re: pruning dead branches You tube it. Find at least 6-10 videos on how to do this and the safety concerns and tips. Then decide. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk __________________ "Reflections like these lead one to spare the rod ... purely because it is not easy to find a punishment that does not defeat it's own ends." -Charlotte Mason Parents and Children pg. 171 "If punishment were necessarily reformative, and able to cure us all of those 'sins we have a mind to,' why, the world would be a very good world;" -Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children pg. 172 W&C 8/4/06; G 12yo , M 9yo , S 8/29/13 , V 5yo , Baby 3/26

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