A Little Bit of Tree Surgery

The afternoon arrived with plenty of sunshine which encouraged me to get into the garden for some winter work.  I wanted to thin out the tree at the back of the garden as it now creates an impenetrable canopy over a bench and borders.  An extendable lopper and saw attachment made it possible, reaching up to 6 metres into the crown of the tree, but I still had the little matter of cutting up the lopped branches so they could go into the green waste bin.

As a matter of interest, what is different about the secateurs?