Licensed & insured Certified Arborist on staff Serving DFW since 2014

Land Clearing & Lot Clearing

Clearing brush, scrub and trees off building pads, pasture and fence lines. Serving Tarrant, Johnson, Parker, Hill and Bosque Counties from south Fort Worth since 2014.

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What is land clearing?

Clearing is measured in acres and access, not in trees. What it costs comes down to stem density, terrain, how much has to leave the property, and whether you want the root mat out or just the top growth off. Tree Service Pros provides land clearing across North Central Texas — free written estimates, insured crews, complete clean-up. Call (817) 508-9940.

Clearing is measured in acres and access, not in trees. What it costs comes down to stem density, terrain, how much has to leave the property, and whether you want the root mat out or just the top growth off.

When you need it: Acreage that needs to be opened up.

Service
Land Clearing
Typical range
$1,500–$6,000per acre
Estimates
Freewritten
Counties
5Tarrant · Johnson · Parker · Hill · Bosque

What is included

  • Building pad and homesite clearing
  • Pasture reclamation and cedar removal
  • Fence-line and right-of-way clearing
  • Underbrush mulching and forestry mowing
  • Selective clearing that keeps the trees worth keeping

What land clearing costs comes down to

Clearing is priced by acre, but the acre is the least useful number. What actually drives the cost is stem density (scattered mesquite versus solid cedar), terrain and slope, how much material has to leave the property rather than be mulched in place, and whether you need the root mat out or just the top growth off.

Mulching in place with a forestry cutter is by a wide margin the cheapest finish and leaves a mulch layer that suppresses regrowth and holds soil. Grubbing roots out and hauling everything off costs several times more, and is only worth it when something is going to be built on the ground.

Do not clear-cut what you will want back

The most common regret we hear is clearing a lot flat and then paying to replant shade fifteen years later. Selective clearing — taking the scrub and the junk stems, keeping the specimen trees and the ones shading the future homesite — costs a little more per acre and is worth far more. We will walk it with you and flag what is worth keeping before anything starts.

How it works

Our land clearing process

  1. Walk and mark the boundary

    Property pins, easements and keep trees flagged before any machine moves.

  2. Agree the finish

    Mulched in place, chipped and hauled, or grubbed to bare dirt — three very different prices.

  3. Clear in phases

    Underbrush first so we can see the stems worth keeping, then the selected removals.

  4. Handle the material

    Mulch spread, burned where legal and permitted, or loaded and hauled to a licensed site.

  5. Final grade and walk

    Ground left workable, stumps handled to the agreed depth, and a walk-through before the equipment leaves.

Pricing

What land clearing costs in North Texas

What moves the price

  • Acreage, and how much of it is genuinely wooded
  • Stem density and average diameter — dense cedar is the expensive case
  • Terrain, slope and how wet the ground stays
  • Whether material is mulched in place or hauled off
  • Stump handling: leave, grind, or grub out entirely

See the full cost guide for every service, or request a free written estimate.

FAQ

Land Clearing — frequently asked

How much does land clearing cost per acre near North Texas?

For light underbrush and scattered trees, budget roughly $1,500–$3,000 per acre mulched in place. Dense cedar or heavy timber with haul-off runs $4,000–$6,000+ per acre. Steep, wet or hard-to-access ground pushes it higher. We quote per job after walking it, because per-acre averages are close to meaningless until someone has seen the stems.

Do I need a permit to clear land in your county?

Outside city limits in your county, clearing your own agricultural or residential acreage generally does not require a permit, though burn bans and county burn permits apply to disposal. Inside city limits, or on platted land, tree ordinances and land-disturbance rules often do apply. We check before we start.

What happens if it rains on my scheduled day?

We reschedule. Saturated ground means ruts and, more importantly, compromised anchor points and footing — nobody should be aloft in a tree in a North Texas thunderstorm. You get a call, not a no-show.

Will you damage my lawn or sprinkler system?

We plate or mat soft ground before anything heavy crosses it, and we ask you to flag sprinkler heads and low-voltage lighting, which do not show up on a utility locate. Some rutting is possible on saturated ground — if it happens, repairing it is on us.

How soon can you get to my property in North Texas?

Estimates in North Texas are usually within a couple of business days. Scheduled work typically runs one to two weeks out depending on season — spring and post-storm periods are busiest. Hazard situations get moved to the front of the queue.

Do you serve areas outside North Texas?

Yes — our regular territory covers Tarrant, Johnson, Parker, Hill and Bosque Counties and the cities inside them. North Texas is on our normal route.

Can you work around my schedule?

Usually. Most residential work happens on weekdays during business hours, but we can often arrange early starts or a specific day if access, pets or gates require it. Commercial properties routinely get after-hours or weekend scheduling.

Do you clean up afterwards?

Completely. Brush chipped and hauled, wood removed or stacked as you prefer, ground raked and blown off. We walk the site with you before we leave. Clean-up is included in the quoted price — it is not a line item that appears later.

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