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Best Fiskars loppers

Updated: 22 October 2026

A best-loppers list often hands you one anvil and calls it general use, which is a poor match for a living rose. The best Fiskars loppers in this amazon.co.uk set are best for one job each, and each has a reason to leave it on the shelf. The [Fiskars loppers comparison](/hub/garden-tree-and-hedge-shears/fiskars-loppers) holds the twelve listings, the stored scores, and the prices. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Peter F. compared the snapshots checked on 20 October 2026, Fiskars UK notes on bypass and anvil, Burgon & Ball’s head guide, and BBC Gardeners' World’s own LX99 line. There is no lab test. Name your job before you name a model.

A best-loppers list often hands you one anvil and calls it general use, which is a poor match for a living rose.

Our top picks

Fiskars Fiskars 28 inch bypass

Best overall

Fiskars Fiskars 28 inch bypass
9.6/10about £32.03
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Fiskars Fiskars PowerGear X LX99 anvil

Alternative

Fiskars Fiskars PowerGear X LX99 anvil
9.2/10about £74.04
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Fiskars Fiskars bypass L11

Best value

Fiskars Fiskars bypass L11
9.2/10about £16.32
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On this page
  1. 1.What the stored scores pick
  2. 2.Best for fresh shrubs on a small budget
  3. 3.Best geared bypass when the close is the hard part
  4. 4.Best telescopic reach on fresh wood
  5. 5.Best for dry or hard wood, and who skips the LX99

What the stored scores pick

On the stored scores the top pick is the 28 inch plain bypass: 4.8 from 13,000 at £32.03. No gear is named, and the bullets do not say fresh or dry wood. The best value is the L11 at £16.32, for fresh wood inside Ø 38 mm, and the wrong saving on dry hardwood. If you have not chosen a head yet, the Fiskars loppers buying guide is the order of decisions.

Best for fresh shrubs on a small budget

The L11, B07NJBV1NZ, is £16.32, 4.6 from 215 reviews, 81 cm and 1.25 kg, with no gear named. The bullets exclude dry and hard twigs, the sharpening kit is separate, and warranty text is empty. Buy it for living shrubs and rose stems a plain close can finish. Skip it when the wood is already dead, or when the close already stalls your hands. At 81 cm it reaches further than the short L70. The 15 inch PowerGear at £26.95 and 408 g has 4.7 from 6,231 reviews and a 1.5 inch bullet. Reviews include snapped heads.
Fiskars Fiskars 28 inch bypass

Testsieger

Fiskars Fiskars 28 inch bypass
9.6/10about £32.03
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Best geared bypass when the close is the hard part

The L70, B0014962MG, is £41.49, 4.7 from 393 reviews, about 46 cm and 490 g, for fresh wood. The contents line says Ø 3.8 cm and another field says 2.8 cm. Treat the lower figure as the stop. The warranty is two years, and spare blade 1026288 is not in the box. If living stems approach 5 cm, the L78 at £56.00 is Ø 5 cm, about 70 cm and 1.06 kg, also fresh wood. Reviews mention blades that mark and handles that pop off. PowerGear II does not raise the printed diameter.

Best telescopic reach on fresh wood

The L13 is £26.31, 63–83 cm, 1.6 kg, fresh wood up to Ø 45 mm, 4.6 from 236 reviews. The attribute table says anvil. Trust the hook and the fresh-wood bullet. No gear is named. The L86 is £42.53, 66–90 cm, 1.3 kg, 4.3 from 2,237 reviews. Trust the Ø 4 cm contents line, not the 5 cm field. Reviews include locks that do not hold. Skip both in a tight bed. Neither is a dry-wood anvil.

Best for dry or hard wood, and who skips the LX99

The L31 is £29.65, about 39 cm, Ø 3.5 cm, 4.5 from 1,067 reviews, not for fresh green growth, with a two-year warranty. The L77 is £52.00, about 69 cm, Ø 5 cm, 4.4 from 1,179 reviews, also two years, with spare blade 1026292 separate. The LX99 is £74.04, Ø 5.5 cm, 80 cm, 1.36 kg, 4.6 from 951 reviews, and the only twenty-five-year warranty sentence. The bullets exclude green and fresh wood, and the handles are fixed. BBC Gardeners' World’s general-use line is their test and their price. Skip every anvil on a living shrub. The 18 inch and 32 inch listings share one 4.7-from-7,210 line.

Common questions

What is the best Fiskars lopper for fresh shrubs and roses?
For a low budget and stems inside Ø 38 mm, the L11 at £16.32. If the close is the hard part in a tight bed, the L70 at £41.49, with the lower printed diameter as the stop. If living stems approach Ø 5 cm and you can hold about 70 cm, the L78 at £56.00. All three are bypass tools for fresh wood. An anvil, including the LX99, is the one to skip on a rose.
Is the Fiskars LX99 the one to buy for everyday pruning?
Only if everyday pruning means dry or hard wood up to Ø 5.5 cm and you want the twenty-five-year line on that listing, at £74.04 in this snapshot. Gardeners' World’s general-use award is their judgement. The amazon.co.uk bullets say the anvil is not for green and fresh wood. A living shrub is a bypass job, even when a magazine liked the anvil.
Which Fiskars lopper reaches into a hedge without a ladder?
The L13 at 63–83 cm or the L86 at 66–90 cm, both aimed at fresh wood, with the L13’s anvil attribute ignored in favour of the fresh-wood bullet. They are not a ladder, and a loose lock on the L86 is a reason to stop. Limbs over a roof or a road are outside this page. A telescopic lopper does not make that cut safe.
Why do the 15 inch reviews mention snapped heads?
The 15 inch PowerGear is £26.95, about 408 g, with a bullet up to 1.5 inches and 4.7 from 6,231 reviews. Reviews in this set include snapped heads. That is a recurring complaint, not a failure rate we measured. Stay inside the stated thickness. The bullets never say whether the wood should be fresh or dry.
Can I trust the review count on the 18 inch and 32 inch imports?
Not as two samples. Both show 4.7 from 7,210, and one review says the buyer bought the 32 inch version. The 18 inch is £36.67 with a 1.5 inch bullet. The 32 inch is £54.59 with a 2 inch bullet and a weight of 1.77 kg. Do not add the counts together, and do not assume European spare-blade numbers fit.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars, and review counts are amazon.co.uk snapshots checked on 20 October 2026.

  1. Fiskars UK — PowerGear (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  2. Burgon & Ball — anvil, bypass or scissor (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  3. BBC Gardeners' World — best loppers (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  4. RHS — tree pruning guide (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  5. HSE — PUWER overview (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  6. GOV.UK — wild birds: protection, surveys and licences (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  7. GOV.UK — hedgerow management rules (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015 (retrieved 20.10.2026)