This is exactly what I needed to trim brambles and foliage that hangs over from my neighbor’s yard. I live that I can make it the length that I want very easily. I would recommend leaving the blade off if you are using the scissors attachment. The blade is only attached by two fly nuts. The blade kept getting stuck in the surrounding foliage and the nuts came loose and fell off. The pole saw blade attachment is so handy and very sharp. I was able to saw through branches 4-5 inches in diameter. It was a bit unwieldily using the pole saw at an angle when it has all of the attachments, so I recommend only using it for branches straight up above you