Forestry Mulching and Land Clearing in Fort Pierce, FL: Lot, Brush and Palmetto Clearing
Fort Pierce has two kinds of ground. East of I-95 it is flatwoods on platted lots, slash pine over palmetto on sand that holds water by July. West of the Turnpike it is dead citrus. Greening killed the trees and left the rows to the Brazilian pepper. Parcels run from a quarter acre to a 40-acre grove block. SR 70 runs straight here from our Punta Gorda yard, so transport is one quoted line. Call (352) 619-3597 or send the form. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within an hour.
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Forestry Mulching and Brush Clearing Near Fort Pierce
The skid steer mulcher clears a half-acre flatwoods lot in a day, $2,600, and leaves a 3-inch mulch bed over the sand. Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses specialized equipment to grind trees, palmetto and vegetation into mulch in place. The head runs an inch below grade and takes the palmetto crowns. A mowed lot will overgrow in two summers because a bush hog leaves the crowns. Brazilian pepper gets herbicide on the cut within minutes. Areas with dense pepper carry the $500-an-acre surcharge, stated up front. Overgrown land under good pine gets selective clearing: straight slash pine kept, everything under it mulched in place. Professional clearing in flatwoods is knowing that the mulcher floats where a dozer sinks. Send the parcel number.
Land Clearing Services in Fort Pierce, FL
Pellegrino Land Works provides land clearing as a professional land clearing service for residential and commercial properties, and the services in Fort Pierce run from a lot to a grove block. Lot clearing and site prep for a pad, mulched or to dirt. Residential land clearing on acreage, pad to dirt and the rest mulched for pasture. Commercial land clearing services and property clearing for commercial properties in Fort Pierce along US 1 and Kings Highway, full site clearing to dirt. Dead grove removal: trees pushed, roots raked, rows disked flat. Stump grinding at $4.50 an inch, $150 minimum per stump. Tree removal of dead pine and leaners with cleanup. Brush removal and bush hogging at $65 to 95 an acre, $450 minimum. Grubbing with the dozer and root rake, $170 an hour. Landscape clearing around a standing house. We do not pour concrete, drill wells, set septic or demolish houses. I know people who do. Every project comes with a single written price.
Lot Clearing for New Homes in Fort Pierce and Lakewood Park
The city issued 133 single-family permits in 2025 by the Census Building Permits Survey, and most lot work is north of the limits in Lakewood Park, where the county's unincorporated count is the proxy. The land clearing Fort Pierce builders order most is a quarter-acre infill lot, $1,800 flat plus transport, or a half-acre at one skid steer day. Lakewood Park lots sit low on the drainage district grid, so the pad comes up after clearing and grading keeps the front swale open to the canal. Fill is what interests SFWMD; the clearing never does. Last winter on a lot in Lakewood Park the water table sat 14 inches down, so the pad went up two feet. Fill gets its own line at the site visit. Send the lot size and the start date.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Fort Pierce?
Land clearing costs split by ground here. Pine and palmetto flatwoods: $1,500 to 2,500 an acre mulched, by density. A dead grove pushed, raked and taken to dirt: $3,000 to 5,500 an acre. The rest:
- Skid steer mulcher, stems to 8 inches: $2,600 a day, transport from Punta Gorda quoted separately.
- 300-hp mulcher for large acreage clearing: $4,000 a day plus transport.
- Dozer and root rake for grove rows: $170 an hour with operator.
- Brazilian pepper or melaleuca thickets: add $500 an acre for the cut-stump treatment.
- Haul-off: $700 to 1,300 per 10-yard load.
The total depends on the size of the trees and how many loads leave. Before any price: a gopher tortoise survey, $400 to 900, on every upland lot, and one extra day from June to September on wet flatwoods. The cheapest way to clear a dead grove is a dozer, not a mulcher. Call (352) 619-3597 with the acreage and I will quote it depending on site conditions after I walk the property.
Permits, Gopher Tortoises and Wetlands Before You Clear Land in Fort Pierce
Outside the city, the St. Lucie County Vegetation Removal Permit comes first, with Native Tree Protection for the big live oaks; inside the city, clearing rides on the building permit. That is step one of the land clearing process. Step two is the FWC gopher tortoise rule: survey within 90 days, flag the burrows, no work within 25 feet without a relocation permit. Step three is water. SFWMD leaves clearing alone, but filling a wet spot or changing drainage triggers the ERP under Ch. 62-330, and the Savannas edge south of town is wetland by the Ch. 62-340 delineation. Grove land under greenbelt classification clears without a county permit when it stays bona fide agriculture. On the ROW the flag line went in before the first machine started. Send the parcel ID.
Land Clearing Services Across the Treasure Coast From Fort Pierce
We are a land clearing company serving Fort Pierce, FL and the surrounding area, with transport on SR 70 from Punta Gorda written as one line on the estimate. That covers Lakewood Park to the north, White City and the Port St. Lucie area to the south, and Vero Beach across the county line. Our services throughout Southeast Florida run the same way, the Port St. Lucie metro to the grove country west of the Turnpike. Pipeline and FPL easements too; I spent ten years on them. Send the form with your town on it.
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Request a Free On-Site Estimate in the Fort Pierce Area
Send the form or call (352) 619-3597 with the acreage and the parcel number. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour. I walk the lines, mark the wet edge and any burrows, count the dead trees, and write one price with transport on it. Our insured crews keep the date we set and make your property ready for the builder to stake. A grove block or a quarter-acre lot, the land clearing projects here start the same way.
Land Clearing FAQs From Fort Pierce Property Owners
How do you clear a dead citrus grove?
Trees get pushed with the dozer, the roots raked out, and the rows disked flat, at $3,000 to 5,500 an acre to dirt. Pepper that moved into the rows is cut-stump treated. Grove wood goes by the load or burns under a Florida Forest Service authorization where the county allows it.
Can you clear a flatwoods lot in the rainy season?
Yes, with one extra day in the quote from June to September. The mulcher rides on its tracks and the mat, but standing water stops the work. We leave the site with the swale open and grading waits for a dry week.
Do you clear commercial sites along US 1 and Kings Highway?
Yes. Commercial clearing there is full site work to dirt at $3,000 to 5,500 an acre, with excavation and the pad by your site contractor. Commercial development gets the same written price as a homesite. We remove brush, grind the stumps, haul the loads and stake the site for the next trade.
Does a quarter-acre lot really need a tortoise survey?
Yes, on any upland lot in the county. The survey runs $400 to 900 by a licensed agent within 90 days of clearing. If burrows turn up, the FWC relocation permit comes before the machine.
How fast can the land clearing service in Fort Pierce get to me?
About two weeks in the dry season, since the machines come up SR 70 from Punta Gorda. Brandi texts a window within an hour of your form. Call (352) 619-3597 if a builder is waiting. The frequently asked questions on site preparation and land improvement are answered above.
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