I started with a Black and Decker battery operated hedge trimmer. It was an earlier version of this one: smile.amazon.com/dp/B01BSNHQ6I. It worked ok, but the batteries had a hard time enduring through all of our laurels. I ended up having to buy spare batteries, but it was still not perfect.
My second solution was a pole version of the same trimmer: smile.amazon.com/dp/B004JMZH0S. This shared batteries, which helped with the battery supply. The pole aspect didn't actually help much. It's too hard to see what you're doing. Plus the trimmer part is heavy, so precision work is quite hard.
My third solution is a corded version of the Black and Decker hedge trimmer: smile.amazon.com/gp/product.... This works well. It has enough power to cut most laurel branches. I have to climb a step or two up a ladder, but that's ok. Pro tip: You also need to be careful not to cut your extension cord. 🙄
The B+D hedge trimmers can cut laurel branches up to about 3/4 of an inch. For bigger branches I've used regular branch cutters like these smile.amazon.com/dp/B000BX1IB6 or a pruning saw like this: smile.amazon.com/dp/B00004R9YE. For high branches you can use a pole mounted pruning saw that also has a scissor blade. They're awkward, but can do the job.
Thank you. I apparently wasn’t clear. We have an extended hedge trimmer. What we need is someone to use it. Or, more likely a company that performs this service.
Ha, that's kind of funny. Sorry to give such a detailed answer that was in the wrong direction. I know a couple yard work companies. They can usually do hedge trimming, but it isn't their specialty.
