A fruit collecting device for picking fruit from the branches of a tree. The fruit collecting device includes an elongated handle, wherein the handle is preferably telescopic so that it can be adjusted to a desired length. A first end of the handle includes a cage having an opening thereon, wherein the cage includes an interior volume suitable for storing or holding fruit. The opening includes one or more sharp or serrated edges for severing the stem of a piece of fruit. In this way, the user can maneuver the cage so that a piece of fruit is positioned through the opening and within the cage, and can then move the device such that the serrated edges of the opening cuts the stem, causing the piece of fruit to fall into the cage.
