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MM wrote:
I've tried Googling, but "cherry picker" only finds hits for the
elevated platform style. What I want is a pole with a cutting device
and a little sack underneath to catch the cherries, as they'll soon be
ready to pick.

Or could I make one somehow, maybe using a tree lopper, which I have
already, on a long pole.

Not cheap but...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003ZT7W2M/