Raw Land, Priced By The Acre
Forestry mulching for acreage, priced by density not guesswork
Fence-to-fence acreage, back pasture, trail corridors. One mulching head grinds standing brush and timber into ground cover in a single pass. You get a per-acre number tied to what's actually growing on your land.
Per-acre pricing, broken out by density
| Density | What that looks like | Price per acre |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Grass, weeds, saplings under 3 inches | $650-$950 |
| Medium | Mixed brush and hardwoods, 3 to 8 inches | $1,150-$1,650 |
| Heavy | Dense pine and hardwood mix, 8 to 16 inches, vine-choked | $1,900-$2,750 |
A 5-acre pasture reverting to brush with saplings under 3 inches prices out around $3,250 to $4,750 total. A 5-acre tract of dense mixed timber with vines pushes toward $9,500 to $13,750. We walk enough of the tract, or review your photos and drone footage, to price it as one job and put the number in writing before we mobilize a machine.
How an acreage job runs
- Send acreage and a rough sketch. A property line sketch, a screenshot from the county appraisal district map, or a walked GPS track works for a first estimate.
- Density check. We ask what's growing, mostly brush and saplings, or full stands of mature pine and hardwood, so the quote lands in the right tier before we ever drive out.
- Site walk on larger tracts. Anything over 3 or 4 acres gets a walk-through so we can flag wet spots, keeper trees, and any fence lines or easements to work around.
- Written per-acre quote. One number per acre, plus mobilization, before equipment shows up.
- Mulching in strips. The machine works the tract in overlapping strips, grinding brush and timber into mulch as it goes rather than pushing it into piles.
- Keeper trees flagged first. Any oak, pecan, or other tree you want left standing gets flagged with tape before the machine starts, and the operator works around it.
- Final walk and invoice. We walk the cleared acreage with you, or send video, and invoice on completion.
What makes an acreage job harder
How long an acreage job takes
Expect 2 to 5 acres cleared per day per machine, depending on density. A 3-acre light-brush tract is usually a one-day job. A 10-acre tract of heavy mixed timber can run 3 to 4 working days. We give you a day count with the quote, not just a price.
One limit worth knowing: we don't clear standing merchantable timber for resale value, this is brush and site-prep work, not a logging operation. If you've got a stand of pine worth selling as timber, that's a different conversation before we ever bring a mulcher out.
Acreage we clear most, Cleveland to Tarkington
Acreage jobs cluster around the same corridor as our lot work: US-59/I-69 frontage tracts near Cleveland, back acreage off FM 1010 toward Plum Grove and Splendora, and larger family tracts up toward Shepherd and the Tarkington community, where properties run bigger and border the Trinity River bottoms and Tarkington Bayou. Land closer to the river tends to run denser with hardwood bottomland species, while tracts on the higher ground near town lean more toward pine and pasture brush, which is one reason two 5-acre tracts ten miles apart can land in completely different price tiers.
Acreage mulching questions
Do you clear all the way to bare dirt?
No, forestry mulching leaves a layer of ground mulch rather than bare dirt. That layer helps hold soil in place and breaks down over time. If you need bare dirt for a slab or driveway base, tell us and we'll scope that as an additional grading step.
Can you leave specific trees standing?
Yes. Flag or tell us which trees to keep before we start and the operator works around them. Unflagged trees inside the cleared zone get treated the same as brush, so mark anything you want kept before the machine arrives.
What if part of my acreage is too wet to run equipment?
We skip standing water or soft ground on the first pass rather than rut it, then come back once it firms up. This is common on lower tracts closer to the river bottoms after a wet spring.
Do you handle acreage that borders a wildlife refuge or floodplain?
We clear plenty of tracts near the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge units. We don't clear inside refuge boundaries or wetlands without documentation confirming the work area, so have your plat or survey ready if your tract borders refuge or floodplain land.
How do you measure the acreage for pricing?
We use your appraisal district plat, a walked GPS boundary, or a recent survey. If none of those exist, we'll do a rough walk-and-pace estimate and confirm the final acreage before invoicing.
Have acreage to price out? Call (281) 699-5389