Battery hedge trimmers, or cordless ones, offer performance on a par with corded hedge trimmers and gas models when it comes to trimming overgrown bamboo at our Yonkers, N.Y., headquarters.

When I was offered the chance to try out DeWalt’s 20V MAX 1-1/2 in Cordless Pruner ... why you would need a battery-powered pruner. Why wouldn’t you just use a hedge trimmer or a chainsaw?