The chainsaw for trimming palm trees is a mechanical cutting device. The chainsaw for trimming palm trees operates in the manner of a chainsaw. Specifically, the chainsaw for trimming palm trees is a chainsaw blade that is powered by and electrically powered motor. The electrically powered motor is mounted in a housing. Unlike a traditional chainsaw, the chainsaw blade is mounted with an offset angle relative to the housing such that the center axis of the chainsaw blade is not parallel to the center axis of the housing. This offset angle is optimized for the purpose of cutting one or more palm fronds off the palm tree from a direction of attack that is below the one or more palm fronds of the palm tree. The chainsaw for trimming palm trees comprises a chainsaw blade and a drive and safety system.