You could look into it alien tech amplified antenna mod. I would believe amplifying your signal in and out should give you better quality without the lag. and the long distance with signal.
You might want to try a Home Depot or something to get a extension pole long enough to knock it off the tree. I bought like a 60 foot extendable tree branch trimmer from Amazon. You might want to try that route.
Try connecting your drone to your remote and up in the left-hand corner you might get a error code or something prompting you in red check your notifications in the smart controller