A vegetation clearing device relating to the clearing of small-calipervegetation, thevegetation clearing device having a grapple configured to releasably grapplethe small-calipervegetation, a cutter configured to cut the small-caliper vegetation engagedwithin the grapple,a support frame configured to support the grapple and the cutter, a couplerconfigured toremovably couple the support frame to a working arm of a tractor, the couplerhaving a firstpivot enabling pivoting of the support frame about a first rotational axis anda second pivotenabling pivoting of the support frame about a second rotational axis, thesecond rotationalaxis being non-parallel with the first rotational axis, a power-driven grappleactuatorconfigured to actuate the releasable grappling by the grapple, and a power-driven rotatorconfigured to rotate the support frame about the second rotational axis.