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  Roy Parker January 13, 2016 at 9:06pm

  when i done a reduction we use a chainsaw or loopers to cut the woody material then use a hedge cutter to tidy up the new growth 
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  Ian Parkes January 13, 2016 at 9:20pm

  I looked inside the wood is thick so couldn't use loppers .  I was thinking a pole chainsaw would be easier to get the level right and just easier to cut or are these more for tree work pruning. 
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    Roy Parker > Ian Parkes January 13, 2016 at 9:35pm

    it depend on how high you want the finished height to be . and how big the hedge is we use pole saws at times but mostly a small chainsaw as you have much more control 
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  Ian Parkes January 13, 2016 at 9:42pm

  ok thanks
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  Richard Gadsby January 13, 2016 at 9:55pm

  Another 1 for small chainsaw.
  Pole saw seems to clog when reducing conifers
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    Roy Parker > Richard Gadsby January 14, 2016 at 12:58pm

    i fine that they clog up quickly much worse than a chainsaw
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  Geoff Norfolk January 13, 2016 at 10:08pm

  From my experience, as long as the saw is going at a reasonable speed, it doesn't "clog up" and will go through most of the greenery .......... you might want to neaten it up with the hedgecutter afterwards though just to get those small bits the saw just deflects and now stick up. Either a polesaw or chainsaw should be fine........... 
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    Richard Gadsby > Geoff Norfolk January 14, 2016 at 11:32am

    Out of interest what pole saw do you have?
    Mine is just an attachment for a loop handle strimmer.
    I can't justify a standalone one at the minute as it comes out about 5 times a year!
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  Seth Burgess January 14, 2016 at 1:09pm

  A polesaw won't be as good as a chainsaw but it will be a million times better than a handsaw. If it's the only safe way to do it then crack on with it. Not as powerful as a chainsaw and I reckon the side cover is just a much worse design for clearing the chip out (along with not as powerful engines for the same bar length) so bar that in mind that if you try to ask too much of it it will be a painful experience.
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  Geoffrey King January 14, 2016 at 5:59pm

  Depending on high you're cutting it and access, you can cut the main stem below the height of the outer edge of  the hedge.  I've done this a few times, so end up creating an inverted cone as it were at the top of the tree / hedge, this only works well, if the top is not visible, LOL