SERVING FORT WORTH & TARRANT COUNTY, TX

Fort Worth Land Clearing & Forestry Mulching

Pierce Land Clearing provides land clearing, forestry mulching, and lot clearing services across Fort Worth, TX and Tarrant County. Our crews clear development tracts, right of way corridors, and Cross Timbers acreage with commercial grade equipment and commercial grade insurance. You get our own crew and machines, day rates with no surprises, and a firm answer on cost before we ever hit the ground.

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The Land Around Fort Worth

Land clearing in Fort Worth, Texas runs on two clocks: the developer’s schedule and the city’s ordinance. We are built for both. Our high horsepower dedicated mulchers clear tracts at commercial pace, our skid steer mulchers thread infill lots and easements, and everything grinds in place so there is no burning and no debris convoy through the neighborhood.

Across Fort Worth, Benbrook, Azle, Crowley, and Burleson we handle development tract clearing, right of way and easement corridors, pad site prep, understory clearing in the Cross Timbers oaks, mesquite and juniper removal on acreage, and fence line work on horse and ranchette properties. Mature trees stay standing unless the plan says otherwise, and haul off is generally not needed with mulching.

Pricing is straightforward. Skid steer mulchers run $3,000 per day with transport included. High horsepower dedicated mulchers run $4,000 per day plus transport. Photos, a survey, or a site plan gets most Fort Worth quotes done the same day, from infill lots to full tracts. Call 512-400-2693 and a project manager will answer, seven days a week.

Understory brush and small trees before clearing near Fort Worth TX
Understory and small trees crowding a Cross Timbers tract
Cleared understory on a Cross Timbers tract near Fort Worth TX
The same ground cleared, mature trees kept

10,000+

Acres cleared across Central Texas

2,000+

Properties cleared since 2018

60

Texas counties served

8

Years In Service

Forestry Mulching & Land Clearing Services in Fort Worth, TX

A full service land clearing company serving Fort Worth, Benbrook, Azle, Crowley, Burleson, and the whole Tarrant County metro.

Forestry Mulching

Brush and small trees ground into soil-protecting mulch in one pass. No burning, no hauling.

Cedar & Ashe Juniper Removal

Cut the fire load, free the water table, and open sightlines on cedar-choked ground.

Brush & Underbrush Clearing

Reclaim overgrown lots, pastures, and fence lines from mesquite and scrub.

Tree & Stump Removal

Selective take-downs and stump grinding for clean, open ground.

Construction Site Prep

Grubbing, grading, and pad prep that hands your builder permit-ready dirt.

Rock Milling

Rock and demolition base crushed and milled on site into material for drives, pads, and staging areas.

Fence Line & ROW Clearing

Clean corridors for new fencing, utilities, and access roads.

Lot Clearing

Residential and commercial lots cleared, leveled, and ready.

Pond & Tank Construction

Stock tanks and ponds dug, shaped, and finished right.

Who We Clear Land For

From half acre homesites to utility scale projects, the equipment and crew scale to the job.

Homeowners & Landowners

Utility corridors, pasture reclamation, invasive cedar and mesquite removal, and prep for whatever you are planning next.

Home Builders

Lot clearing, grubbing, and pad prep that keeps your build schedule on track.

Ranchers

Mesquite and cedar removal, pasture and grazing recovery, fence lines, senderos, stock tanks, and ranch roads.

Developers

Multi lot and large acreage clearing with ground left ready for survey, permitting, and infrastructure.

Solar Contractors

Utility scale site clearing, vegetation removal, and access roads for solar projects across Central Texas.

Right of Way & Utility Contractors

Transmission lines, pipelines, and fence and utility row corridors cleared to spec and on schedule.

Municipalities

Parks, drainage easements, fire mitigation, and public land maintenance. Easy to work with on bids and compliance.

Hunters & Recreational Owners

Senderos, plot clearing, feeder and blind access, and trail systems that make your property huntable again.

The Right Machine for Every Acre

A lot of land clearing companies rent whatever the equipment yard has that week. We own purpose-built forestry machines and match them to your terrain. Not sure which machine your property needs? Try our cost calculator for an instant answer.

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High Horsepower Dedicated Mulchers

Our high horsepower dedicated mulchers run 300+ HP and chew through heavy cedar and mesquite at a pace no skid steer can match. That is how big tracts get cleared in days instead of weeks. We bring these machines when your material runs bigger than 8 inches in diameter and the property has access for an 11 foot wide machine.

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Skid Steer Mulchers for Precision Work

For material up to 8 inches in diameter, our skid steer mulchers fill the gap. Subdivision lots, tree preservation, tight fence lines, and finish work around structures, they get in where the big machines cannot. Low ground pressure protects your topsoil, and they clear selectively around the oaks you want to keep.

Mulcher clearing brush and small trees near Fort Worth TX

RECENT WORK NEARBY

Metro Work Is a Different Craft

The photos on this page come from our clearing work in the Burleson area on Fort Worth’s south side, understory and small tree clearing on exactly the kind of Cross Timbers ground that covers Tarrant County. City work rewards machines that grind in place: no burning, no smoke, no convoy of debris trucks through a neighborhood.

Most recent Tarrant County area project: May 2026

How It Works

1

Get Your Number

Send photos and property details for a fast quote, or meet us on-site and we will walk it with you. Either way you get a firm number, free.

2

Clear & Mulch

Our crew and machines do the work, selectively and cleanly. The mulch stays right where it falls, protecting the soil and feeding the grass. No burn piles, and no haul off needed.

3

Enjoy Your Cleared Property

You get open ground, clean sightlines, and land you can actually use again. If your project calls for full site prep, we handle that too.

What Land Clearing Costs in Fort Worth

Every tract is different, so price comes down to a few things: acreage, how solid the growth is, what stays, and access. Commercial projects get a firm written scope against the site plan, so the number you get is the number you pay.

Straight Day Rates, No Games

Most companies make you chase a number. Here is ours. The machine we bring depends on the size of your material and the access on your property.

High Horsepower Dedicated Mulcher

$4,000 / day

Plus transport to your site

Skid Steer Mulcher

$3,000 / day

Transport included

Day rates help you budget. When you send photos or have us walk the property, you get a firm total for the whole job, free either way. For a deeper breakdown, read our guide on what it costs to clear land in Texas.

What Customers Say About Working With Us

Rated 5 out of 5

Taylor is a great guy and definitely knows his stuff. His level of experience can help to avoid problems before they happen. Also one of the few companies that has access to a variety of machine sizes to be able to tackle nearly any job.

Eric Fox

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Rated 5 out of 5

I'm so glad I found Taylor and Bobby to help me clear our land. We were tired paying to rent wood chippers, tractors, shredders, chain saws, etc, and still not being done with the project. Then came Taylor and Bobby. Not only did they do a better job than we could, they did it fast, efficiently, and saved us TIME and MONEY. They did a BEAUTIFUL job and now our land gives us bragging rights. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Chuck Town

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Rated 5 out of 5

These guys are fantastic! They are extremely knowledgeable about their craft and are great to work with. These are my go to guys if I need to get land cleared quickly, professionally, and efficiently! Thanks for being there for us! See you soon!!

J.r. Marquez

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Permits in Fort Worth

Fort Worth’s urban forestry ordinance is the one that matters: on commercial and development projects inside city limits, protected trees above certain sizes need city approval before removal, and the surrounding cities from Benbrook to Keller each run their own version. Outside city limits in unincorporated Tarrant County, clearing brush on your own land needs no permit. Floodplain rules apply along the Trinity forks and the creeks. We work these ordinances weekly and flag exactly what applies when we quote your project.

How Long Does It Take?

Estimates usually happen within a few days of your call. Most residential jobs run one to three days on site, and larger acreage moves at several acres a day with the dedicated mulchers. One local quirk: post oak sand works wet a good deal better than clay does, so we lose fewer days to rain here than crews do east of the Trinity. You get a start window with your quote and a heads up before we roll in.

Fort Worth Land Clearing FAQs

Skid steer mulchers run $3,000 per day with transport included, for material up to 8 inches in diameter. High horsepower dedicated mulchers run $4,000 per day plus transport, for solid growth and larger tracts. Infill lots are usually a day of skid steer work, and development tracts on the edges of the metro scale up from there. Send photos or a survey and you will usually have a real number the same day.

Inside the Fort Worth city limits, the urban forestry ordinance protects certain trees on commercial and development projects, and removals above the thresholds need city sign off. Outside city limits in unincorporated Tarrant County, clearing brush on your own land needs no permit. We work both sides of that line weekly and flag exactly what applies when we quote your project.

Constantly, and the metro side of our book is built around it: tract clearing ahead of dirt work, right of way and easement corridors, pad site prep, and fence line to fence line clears on acreage headed for development. We carry the insurance to be on commercial sites and we hit schedule dates.

With mulching, nothing needs to leave the site. Everything grinds into a mulch layer that controls erosion and keeps dust down until dirt work starts. There are no burn piles, which matters inside the metro where burning is not an option, and haul off is generally not needed.

The Fort Worth prairie is Cross Timbers country: post oak and blackjack oak on the sandy ridges with mesquite and juniper pushing in everywhere the ground was ever cleared. Mulching takes the invasives and the understory and leaves the mature oaks standing, which is usually what both the landowner and the city want.

That is the sweet spot. Horse properties around Benbrook and Azle, ranchettes out toward Aledo and Crowley, and acreage along the Trinity forks all clear fast with the mulchers, and the finished ground looks like parkland instead of a bulldozer site.

We run DFW jobs on a regular rotation and can usually put Fort Worth work on the calendar within a couple of weeks. Commercial timelines get scheduled to the day.

Yes. Photos, a survey, or an aerial screenshot with the areas marked will get most Fort Worth quotes done the same day. For commercial tracts, send the site plan and we will price the clearing phase directly against it.

Real Projects, Linked and Documented

Every job we publish carries the acreage, the machines, the days on site and what it actually cost. 41 projects documented across Texas so far.

See all our documented projects

Serving Fort Worth & the Metro

Across the metro we cover Benbrook, Azle, Crowley, Burleson, Saginaw, and everything inside and outside the loop. Close by we also serve Cleburne, Weatherford, Granbury, Waxahachie, and Dallas. Somewhere else in north Texas? Browse every area we serve or just call.

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Quick quotes, competent operators, and top of the line equipment. Dedicated project managers who actually answer the phone, and a family business that actually cares about making customers happy.