Forestry Mulching and Land Clearing in DeLand, FL: Lot, Brush and Palmetto Clearing
DeLand is where west Volusia acreage gets bought: sand pine scrub on the high ground, live oak hammock along the lakes, and old bahiagrass pasture going back to wax myrtle. Wax myrtle is a pasture's way of telling you nobody mowed. DeLand, FL sits right at 75 miles from our Ocala yard, so the skid steer mulcher comes at $2,600 a day with transport included. Send the form or call (352) 619-3597. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour.
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Forestry Mulching and Brush Clearing Near DeLand
Pasture gone to wax myrtle mulches at $1,500 to 2,500 an acre, and it is the fastest way to clear it. Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses specialized equipment to grind trees, myrtle and vegetation into mulch, left mulched in place at two to four inches.
The hard part is what hides in the myrtle: fence wire, old irrigation, and palmetto that will overgrow the field again if you only bush hog it. The mulcher head runs an inch under the sand and takes the crowns. On the ROW we ran the same head down co-op corridors up US 17 through five seasons of myrtle regrowth; the third pass was mostly grass. Sand pine scrub is cheaper, $1,200 to 1,800, because the stems are thin. Brush clearing on areas with dense understory behind an occupied house is one day: we remove brush, keep the oaks.
Land Clearing Services in DeLand
Pellegrino Land Works provides land clearing, lot clearing, brush removal, stump grinding and rough grading for residential and commercial properties in DeLand, FL and the surrounding area. Our land clearing service in DeLand starts with residential land clearing for a homesite on acreage: understory mulched, tree removal over 8 inches, stumps ground, rough grading, cleanup. Commercial land clearing services and commercial clearing for pad sites and commercial development along US 17-92 and International Speedway run with the 300-hp mulcher.
Selective clearing and property clearing through a live oak hammock means the palmetto goes and the oaks stay. Professional clearing of overgrown land for a barn leaves the mulch as the base. Landscape clearing around a house you live in is one day. Full site clearing, site prep and land improvement on commercial sites and commercial properties in DeLand stop at rough grade; site work past that, excavation and the pad, is your site contractor's.
Not mine: concrete, wells, septic, demolition. I know people who do. Our professional land clearing service runs insured crews, and every project gets a written price before the trailer leaves Ocala.
Lot Clearing for New Homes in DeLand and Orange City
The city pulled 181 single-family permits in 2025 by the Census Building Permits Survey; the acreage around it pulled more. A quarter-acre infill lot in town is $1,800 flat. A half-acre is one skid steer day at $2,600. On a 2-acre homesite the land clearing process is two days: one to mulch, one to grind and rough grade.
Hammock lots on the St. Johns side sit low. Clearing does not drain them. Fill is what will make your property take a slab, and fill is what SJRWMD regulates. Clear in the dry season, let one rain find the low corner, fill it. Site preparation past that is the grading contractor's. On our jobs in west Volusia the mulched ground carries a concrete truck two weeks sooner than bare sand.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in DeLand?
Land clearing costs in DeLand start at $1,800 for a quarter-acre infill lot and $2,600 for a half-acre day, transport included. Land clearing DeLand, the list: Two things come before the acre rate: June through September adds a day on wet hammock or muck, and gopher tortoise burrows on scrub mean a licensed agent survey, $400 to 900, plus an FWC relocation permit.
- Skid steer forestry mulcher, $2,600 a day, transport included inside 75 miles of Ocala.
- 300-hp mulcher for large acreage clearing, $4,000 a day plus transport.
- Pasture regrowth and palmetto flatwoods $1,500 to 2,500 an acre; sand pine scrub $1,200 to 1,800.
- Brazilian pepper along old grove rows adds $500 an acre, cut-stump treated.
- Full clearing to dirt with stumps, $3,000 to 5,500 an acre. Root raking with the dozer, $170 an hour with operator.
- Stump grinding, $4.50 per inch of diameter, $150 minimum; ten or more, by the day.
- Haul-off, $700 to 1,300 per 10-yard load.
The total depends on the size of the parcel and its water, set depending on site conditions at the site visit. Call (352) 619-3597 or send the form; Brandi texts you a window within the hour.
Permits, Gopher Tortoises and Drainage Before You Clear Land in DeLand
County Tree Preservation protects historic trees at 36 inches DBH and up, and the city adds a tree permit on building lots in town. Greenbelt pasture is exempt from most of it; a homesite is not. Gopher tortoise is the second gate. FWC allows no work within 25 feet of a burrow without a permit. Our crew ropes a 25-foot line around every apron.
Bald eagle nests along the St. Johns carry a 660-foot buffer. Water comes third. SJRWMD runs the Environmental Resource Permit, and clearing does not trigger it. Fill or a drainage change does, and anything near Lake Monroe or a cypress head gets a wetland line first. On the ROW we ran corridor along the St. Johns marsh in August; the mulcher floated, the dozer did not. Call Sunshine 811 before grubbing so the gas pipeline and the co-op feeders get marked.
Serving DeLand and Nearby Orange City, DeBary, Lake Helen and Pierson
Our crews work the DeLand area out of Ocala by SR 40 and US 17: Orange City, DeBary, Lake Helen and the fern country at Pierson. The Daytona area is a transport add; west Volusia is not. The Volusia County page and the Northeast Florida page carry the county-wide numbers. We are a land clearing company serving property owners from the Jacksonville metro to the Orange City line, running land clearing services across Northeast Florida from one yard. Services throughout the west side run in the dry season. Land clearing projects over 2 acres near DeLand get the big mulcher.
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Request a Free On-Site Land Clearing Estimate
Call (352) 619-3597 or send the form. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within an hour, I walk the property with you, count stems and flag burrows, and you get a written price with day count and haul loads. Our crews leave the site mulched flat. Frequently asked questions are below.
Land Clearing FAQs for DeLand Acreage Owners
How much does land clearing cost in DeLand in 2026?
$1,800 for a quarter-acre infill lot, $2,600 for a half-acre day, transport included from Ocala. Pasture regrowth and palmetto run $1,500 to 2,500 an acre, sand pine scrub $1,200 to 1,800. Full clearing to dirt with stumps is $3,000 to 5,500 an acre.
Can you clear old pasture that has gone to wax myrtle?
Yes, and it is our most common job here. Myrtle to 8 inches goes through the mulcher at $1,500 to 2,500 an acre. Bush hogging at $65 to 95 an acre is cheaper but leaves the crowns, and the field closes back in within three years.
Can you remove large trees and stumps during land clearing?
Yes. Stems to about 8 inches go through the mulcher; bigger pine and oak get cut and hauled by the 10-yard load. We grind stumps at $4.50 per inch of diameter, $150 minimum each. Historic trees at 36 inches and up stay unless the county signs off.
How soon can you get equipment out here?
Brandi texts a scheduling window within an hour of the form, and in dry season the trailer rolls from Ocala inside the week. Call (352) 619-3597 if your closing is set. You are inside the 75-mile circle, so the on-site estimate is free.
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Send the form or call. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour.