R Cedar’s snippers have cutting blades powered by large hydraulic cylinders. These cutting blades cut the tree off right at the ground. The grapples that are part of the snipper mechanism, help hold the tree so that the complete tree can be carried to wherever it is to be piled. When snipping smaller trees, many times several trees can be cut in succession before adding the group to the pile.

It is important to note that R Cedar cuts the trees off within an inch or less of ground level. When snipping Cedar, the tree will not regrow. The snipped tree will die from the trunk down and will not reappear.

The downside of snipping is that piles of cedar will remain. In some cases this may be beneficial. These piles can be useful habitat for some birds. In other cases follow-up mulching of the piles will serve to concentrate the mulch in areas where mulch is desired.