Gotta tell ya, I generally do fine with just a string trimmer, no blade necessary....
Just need one that can push .105 diameter 'string'.
I seriously doubt that Maryland produces anything worse than down here...
Once the berry briars have been cut down, you can dig out the shrubs that the trimmer couldn't take down with a mattock... Mattock works fine on the sprouts comming off the tree trunks as well.
