Oak Leaf Fruit Picker, 13 FT Picker Pole with Basket, Length Adjustable Apple Orange Picker Tool Tree Fruit Catcher with Lightweight Stainless Steel Connecting Pole, Foam Pad, 2 Metal Clamp(Upgraded)

Loved the sizable handle and it was perfect for getting the highest peaches on my peach tree. It was light weight and easy to assemble. Highly recommended.

This tool overall is awesome! Makes the job of picking fruits high up in the tree much easier. The functunality of the basket grabs pieces easily and will fit multiple pieces of fruit, so you don't have to retrieve them one by one. I used this for peaches and apples the basket is not so deep that when the fruit falls in it bruises the fruit. When I purchased this, it said rod was telescoping, it is not which was disappointing. The pole comes in sections that screw together, making things a little less convenient, as you have to add or remove pieces to adjust the height. Due to this a carrying bag would have been a nice addition to keep all of the pieces together. Overall though this tool and product deserves 5 stars for the price, quality, and the overall ease of picking that it provided this past fall.

I bought this to be able to stay off the ladder to pick oranges off my tree. It worked well as long as the basket stayed on the end of the pole---which it didn't for long. Bottom line: pulling/tugging on fruit hard enough to get it off the tree also pulled the basket off the end of the pole. When it arrived, as I assembled it per the instructions, I had some concern about the way the basket is supposed to be attached to the end of the pole. The "neck" of the basket fits down over a SMOOTH plastic end cap of a pole extension piece, and is supposed to remain in place with one hand-tightened clamp. I wondered whether it was possible to tighten the basket down on this smooth plastic well enough to keep the basket from coming off, but tightened it as much as it was possible to do so. The first time I used it, the basket picked two oranges perfectly, and on the third attempt, the basket came off the pole and was left suspended ten feet up in the tree. Well, there goes the intent of staying off a ladder. I managed to get it down, reattached the basket, and tightened it down again, VERY HARD, onto the smooth plastic end of the pole as instructed, and tried again. As before, the basket came off the pole and was caught up in the tree, from where it had to be retrieved yet again. There's just nothing to really keep it from doing that. The picker was shipped with two clamps, although the illustrations and the instructions for assembly show only one used. I looked to see whether both the clamps would fit in the location shown in the assembly illustration, and there is only room for one. OK, those were the negatives: 1) basket comes off, 2) basket gets stuck high up in tree 3) ladder gets dragged out anyway. The positive: 1) this works very well when it stays together. It's going to stay together when I drill a hole through the end of the pole and put a bolt and fastener through it and the neck of the basket to hold the basket securely on. If I didn't think that was possible, this would be going back tomorrow. UPDATE: instead of drilling a hole through the pole to hold the basket on the end of the pole, my husband suggested trying duct tape to give the clamp something to bite into. I split some duct tape into one-inch wide strips and wound several layers of it around the smooth plastic cap on the end of the pole, then put the basket back on over it and tightened the clamp down. Perfect! I've been picking oranges one after the other, tugging as much as needed, and the basket has stayed securely on the end of the pole. Simple solution that really worked. I'm happy!

I bought this to harvest the fruits of our loquat tree. It's sturdy and strong. It can hold a bunch of loquats at a time.

Great tool does just what it’s supposed to

Lightweight and easy to assemble, but I put a solid gash in my thumb when tightening down the clamp. The clamp end was super sharp. Overall, It works great, but the rod is pretty flimsy. Takes practice, but am happy I can reach all the good oranges at the top of my tree.

Works great. I’ve been using it for a very tall grapefruit tree.

This picker will do the job, but it came without a means to secure the basket to the pole.

It works well to pull the apples off high branches and catch them in the basket so they don't bruise

I found this to be expensive and would much prefer a retractable handle, similar to a pool cleaning device.

Most practical tool I have bought in so long! Works so well and prevents so much wasted fruit!