When mulching alone is not enough
Some ground is past what a mulcher alone can handle. Big hardwoods, thick-trunk cedar, root balls, old fence rows grown into a wall. That is land clearing. I bring the excavator in alongside the mulching machine to push and pull the heavy stems out by the base, then run the mulcher over what is left so you are not staring at a field of stumps.
Cedar is what I know best. Across Oklahoma, eastern red cedar takes over pasture, drinks the water table, and turns good grazing land into a fire-prone thicket. Clearing it back is some of the most satisfying work I do, and because a cut cedar does not resprout, taking it out sticks.
What it handles
The heavy stuff, cleared right
- ✓Large hardwoods and thick-trunk cedar pushed and pulled with the excavator
- ✓Dense cedar thickets and overgrown pasture cleared back to open ground
- ✓Old fence rows, brush walls, and grown-in boundaries reclaimed
- ✓Debris windrowed or stacked wherever you want it on the property
- ✓A mulching pass over the cleared ground so you are not left with a stump field
- ✓Rough grade available, and finish grading if you need it truly smooth
- ✓Ground-based work only. No climbing, rigging, or tree-over-house removals
How it goes
From first call to finished ground
- I walk the propertyI come look at the material, the ground, and the access, and figure out what it will really take. Heavy clearing does not get quoted over the phone.
- You get a straight quoteA clear number for the work in front of us, not a guess that grows once we start.
- We schedule itWe line up a window that works for the property and the weather.
- We clear itThe excavator takes the big stems, the mulcher cleans up behind it, and debris goes where you want it.
- We walk it togetherWe look at the finished ground before I leave so there are no surprises.
What it runs
Honest pricing
Clearing is priced by the scope of the job: the size of the material, how much there is, and the machine time it takes. I will give you a real number after I walk it, not a guess over the phone. Send photos and an address to get started.
Questions
Land clearing, answered
What is the difference between this and forestry mulching?
Forestry mulching grinds standing brush and cedar in place in a single pass. Land clearing is the heavier job: the excavator pushes and pulls the big stems out first, then the mulcher cleans up behind it. If your ground is mostly brush and smaller cedar, you likely want mulching. If it is big timber and thick trunks, it is clearing.
Can you take down big trees right up against my house?
That is not my lane, and I will be honest about it. I work from the ground with a mulcher and excavator, which is perfect for open land, fence lines, tree lines, and overgrown acreage. I do not climb, rig, or drop big trees tight against a house or over a roof. That is arborist work. Send me a photo and I will point you the right direction.
Do I end up with piles?
Your call. I can windrow or stack the debris wherever you want it, or mulch smaller material back into the ground. On bigger jobs where material has to come out, we stack it for haul-off or burning down the road.
Will it grow back?
Cleared cedar does not resprout, so that stays gone. Brush and hardwood can push new growth from the roots, and seed in the soil can come up later. I will tell you straight what to expect rather than promise it is one and done.