A vegetation pruning device includes a cutting element a guide bar for supporting the cutting element, the guide bar having a guide bar plane, the guide bar being pivotable in the guide bar plane about a fixed axis a motor having a motor shaft for rotatably driving the cutting element a motor housing for receiving the motor a guiding mechanism connected to the motor housing, the guiding mechanism having a longitudinal axis a handle assembly operable to move linearly along the longitudinal axis and a transmission device for connecting the handle assembly to the guide bar through, the transmission device converting a linearly movement of the handle assembly to a pivoting movement of the guide bar, the cutting element thereby approaching or withdrawing from a workpiece to be sawn.
