On 22 Aug 2005 10:32:02 -0700, "tomkanpa" wrote:

The longest reach tree pruner I've been able to find is a Fiskar that
extends to about 13'.
Does anyone know of a manufacturer that makes a longer one??

Several brands of poles are available from arborist supply houses.
You might find a telescoping pole like the ones you see at the home
despot, but your best bet is interlocking poles of wood or fiberglass.
You can keep adding more till you get it as long as you want. Then
you buy a separate saw head or pruner (or both) that lock into the
top. Make sure you have a male ferrule on one end and a female on the
other--sometimes you get a crutch tip on the bottom and you can't
connect another pole below it. As was mentioned, they get pretty
unwieldy beyond about 15-20 feet. If you are getting the pull-cord
type pruner, spiral the cord around the pole a couple of times before
pulling to avoid bowing/breakage.

www.wtsherrill.com is a good supplier. You can get a whole lot of
other options by googling arborist supply. Unfortunately, you will
pay a UPS surcharge because they are so long (well, you can buy them
in 4-ft lengths, but that adds up fast). You might call around to
chainsaw shops in your area--they often have a handful of items for
the arborist trade. In that case, you'd probably have to buy the
poles locally and the pruner head by mail, unless you have a really
good chainsaw shop.

k