User blog comment:Zolnir/RWBY Episode 6 Review/@comment-13616152-20130823142330/@comment-5217560-20130824153132

Honestly, you all drive great points but I think that scene was purely for comedic affect.

But in the off chance that it wasn't guys remember that Ruby has enhanced strength(evident in episode one when she kicked two adult men out the window) and I'm sure crescent rose's blade is sharp enough to where very few things are unable to be cut by it. Plus she was extremely frustrated at the moment so add all that up and you have a little girl with a farming weapon slicing a tree in half.