After the Polar Vortex cleaning dead wood was a chore with my manual Arsenal, got me one of these, a one hand battery powered chainsaw. This flies through wood, clean cut, just seconds. You can clean a tree in minutes. Got 3 pieces of their products, pretty decent sofar. It might cut up to 8” with ease.
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Was thinking about something like that yesterday… I’ve been topworking some 20-yr old pecan seedlings, 8-10 ft up on a stepladder. Cutting through a 4-inch pecan with handsaw was killing me. Wife’s little 12"-bar gas Stihl chainsaw works nicely, and is not too unwieldy.
Bought an electric polesaw last fall, and it’s been the bomb! A small handheld, one-hand deal like yours may be just the ticket!
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When you working from a tall orchard ladder, safety comes first, speed second, happy third.
This is what I done before. At going at 83, you really don’t want to do that.
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It got bad reviews on youtube.
i got the battery powered pole saw from greenworks. works great and you can adjust the pole length by adding or removing pole sections. havent needed to use it on my fruit trees but its been awesome for cutting out and pruning back lower growth on all my large trees ringing my property.
I have a Black&Decker electric pole saw. It’s handy to have but with branches that are only 2 inches thick and not ridge it tends to bounce and makes a sloppy cut. Only paid $79 for it since I already had a battery so its worth having but not for every cut. One with higher RPM and sharper chain would work better.
When I finish with all my tree’s I will let you know, for now it works pretty slick. About 12 tree’s to go. Got 2 year warranty, not worry. If I get trough cleaning my tree’s, it,s worth the price. Feel a lot better with it. $86.00, 2 battery, can handle it! At my age, 2 years is a long time.
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Only needs a fully extended 10 ft pole saw with a trailing extension cord to top it off. 
I got a Milwaukee Hackzall M12 Fuel version. I don’t have a need for a chainsaw since my cuts are smaller. It’s better than chainsaw since I also use it to prune close to the ground, even roots. Chainsaw will get destroyed in no time.
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I have a buddy who uses the hackzall to trim trees but i was not always happy with the cuts it made. Totally great for landscaping trees though! Maybe a different blade would work better?
My question @aap does this thing have a bar and chain oil pump in it? How strong is the chain? Nothing i hate more than bar and chain oil pumps
I do believe I has a oil reservoir. Pump probably not, this thing is small and very light, love the weight.
8” blade, you can buy 12” or larger. I choose this one. I did check a bunch of the different brands,having 2 other tools from them, a dril and a impact driver. Plenty of batteries.
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Diablo carbide tipped pruning saw blades are it. The weak point is the attachment end on these, they can break off when tackling roots using bent blade cuts. Milwaukee non pruning “ax/torch” blades are much thicker overall, but being non carbide, they wear out pretty quickly when tackling muddy roots.
Having destroyed a couple of M12’s, switched to an M18 Fuel, but still find it under powered compared to a corded sawzall. Recips have their place, but they are no chainsaw replacement for tackling tree limbs of willows and privets. I found that using ‘expendable’ chains at the end of their sharpening life to cut muddy roots is significantly less frustrating than a reciprocating saw.
If the goal is to uproot whole trees, better off using a farm jack in addition after using a recip to cut out the anchors at feet or two from the base.
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Ahhh yeah i was using those ax/torch blades for sure. Will check out the other ones. I also have the fuel and a old corded that i agree is much better. I ran into a huge 4.5’ wide underground tree of hell stump and lost 2 chains a bar and oil pump and every single blade for my sawzall on it as well as my back before i quit and went back to bio warfare against her.
After packing it with epsom salts for a long time i just added some nitrogen to it and now it is completely rotten and 2 years later i think i have won the battle and reclaimed a tree spot!
I’ve got this one and after 4 or so years it is still among my favorite tools…
Scott
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I have look at that one, I just need one to be used single handed. If I am on top of a tall ladder, I need one hand to hang on something. That one you use looks pretty slick.
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These Mimi chainsaws look really handy.
I want one for pruning and cutting bamboo.
But I don’t know about the brands , ? All unrecognizable names.
Don’t see any with a built in Oiler, saws need oil .
Also wish I could find one compatible with my Dewalt batteries , as I have several of those.
my greenworks has a oiler. i use vegetable oil. 
had good reviews also.