The invention relates to a cutting arrangement for gripping and cutting trees or bushes, comprising: -pivotable gripping members for holding one or more trees or bushes； -a cutting device comprising a pivotable guide bar (10) and a saw chain (11) extending along the peripheral edge (12) of the guide bar； and -retaining members (13a, 13b) arranged opposite each other at the nose end (14) of the guide bar on opposite sides of the saw chain, the retaining members overlapping the sides of the saw chain at the nose end of the guide bar in order to prevent the saw chain from being forced off the peripheral edge of the guide bar by sticks or branches that may get wedged up between the saw chain and the peripheral edge of the guide bar when cross- cutting one or more trees or bushes.
