We have three Empire trees that have been on the property since we bought it and every year we have had this nice old man from a local lawn maintenance company (just him and his sons) but this year they are not able to come out to ours. I have taken it upon myself to prune the trees now that they are pretty empty and I am now just in need of a good tree pruner.
The trees are about 8 feet tall each and 10 feet around I would say so I will be bringing the ladder out with me. Should I still be getting a telescopic pruner or would a shorter one be fine for right now? Any tips appreciated, thanks everyone

I called up the number for our old maintenance company and asked them what to get for the yard and I was talking with the eldest son who told me to look on http://www.for-sale.co.uk/tree-pruner where they has listed most of their equipment. He told me what pruner they used at my house and I thanked him then went online and found the pruner I need. Now its time to work on those trees!