There are many different types of machines that can reduce vegetation to much smaller pieces or chips. Here is one variation being used in Utah.
Check out these mechanical chippers “bullhogs”, remove pinyon/juniper trees from the CenterCreek & PineCreek projects in Garfield county. pic.twitter.com/JFbLnXlV91
— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) March 6, 2017
Richfield Field Office nearing the end of a 350 ac. vegetation management project in Pine Creek-Garfield county, south of Antimony, Ut. pic.twitter.com/DaZmE4AeSZ
— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) March 6, 2017