We decided to take down a tree in the thicket behind the house. For that we’re using the chainsaw on a stick. 
It’s such a cool invention. It’s battery powered, with the battery being back at the handle, to keep as much weight out of the business end of the saw as possible. 
We did this to ourselves. There wasn’t anything there in the back to begin with when we moved in. I decided to plant a thicket of native Texas plants. Everything I planted has flowers or berries that attract native species. One of the things I planted was a huisachillo tree. It’s not a husiache; it’s not as big, but still it turns out to be too big for that little space behind the house. Thus the chainsaw on a stick. We’ve been at this a week. We cut off a few branches at a time each day, then lop and clip them up into chunks that will fit into big paper yard bags. (at a hundred degrees, we’re limited as to how much we can do at a time before we retreat into the outdoor shower or back inside to the air conditioning.) 
We’re almost done. 
A few more cuts down into manageable chunks. We think fifteen yard bags altogether will do the job.
It’s such a cool invention. It’s battery powered, with the battery being back at the handle, to keep as much weight out of the business end of the saw as possible. We did this to ourselves. There wasn’t anything there in the back to begin with when we moved in. I decided to plant a thicket of native Texas plants. Everything I planted has flowers or berries that attract native species. One of the things I planted was a huisachillo tree. It’s not a husiache; it’s not as big, but still it turns out to be too big for that little space behind the house. Thus the chainsaw on a stick. We’ve been at this a week. We cut off a few branches at a time each day, then lop and clip them up into chunks that will fit into big paper yard bags. (at a hundred degrees, we’re limited as to how much we can do at a time before we retreat into the outdoor shower or back inside to the air conditioning.) We’re almost done. A few more cuts down into manageable chunks. We think fifteen yard bags altogether will do the job.