Satellites of minor planets

The method and apparatus for harvesting trees wherein a tree to be harvested is gripped, severed from its base, and then rotated about a substantially vertical axis spaced from the tree to a processing position. The vehicle on which the apparatus is mounted includes gripping and feeding rollers which feed the tree downwardly in the processing position of the tree while the vehicle is moving toward another tree to be harvested. During downward movement of the tree, it is cut into log lengths by cooperating rotatable blades and the log lengths are then moved to stored positions on the vehicle. By virtue of the location of the tree processing apparatus at a position spaced from the apparatus which initially grips and severs the tree, one tree can be processed while the vehicle is moving toward and severing another tree to be processed.