Abstract: A cable-supported tree cutting device for use with drag lines and the like provides a tool body having a pair of opposed jaws positioned at one end of the tool body and movable with respect to one another so that the jaws can open and close. An open-ended mouth portion is adapted to receive a tree therebetween to grip or cut same. A counterweight portion of the elongated body generally opposite and spaced from the open mouth is provided and a lifting eye is positioned between the jaws and the counterweight for forming a connection with a flexible cable.