Forestry Mulching and Land Clearing in Haines City, FL: Lot, Brush and Palmetto Clearing
Haines City is dead citrus along US 27, palmetto flatwoods behind it, and pasture going to wax myrtle and Brazilian pepper wherever a grove was pulled and nothing planted. US 27 traffic is the only thing in Polk growing faster than Brazilian pepper. Haines City, FL is about 85 miles from our Ocala yard, so the skid steer mulcher is $2,600 a day with transport billed; the big mulcher and dozer come for groves. 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 Haines City
Pasture regrowth and palmetto flatwoods near Haines City mulch at $1,500 to 2,500 an acre; the sandhill on the ridge runs $1,200 to 1,800. Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses specialized equipment to grind trees, myrtle and vegetation into mulch, left mulched in place two to four inches deep. It is the fastest way to clear a parcel in a no-burn city.
Two plants set the pace. Palmetto crowns will overgrow a bush-hogged field by the second summer unless the head takes the root mat. Brazilian pepper resprouts from the collar unless every stump is cut-stump treated within minutes, which is the $500 an acre surcharge. On the ROW we ran corridor along US 17-92 for FPL through old grove rows; a dead orange tree mulches in seconds, the pepper between rows takes the hour. Brush clearing on areas with dense understory behind an occupied house is one day: we remove brush, keep the live oaks.
Land Clearing Services in Haines City
Pellegrino Land Works provides land clearing, lot clearing, brush removal, tree removal, stump grinding and rough grading for residential and commercial properties in Haines City, FL and the surrounding area. Our land clearing service in Haines City is two jobs: residential land clearing for a homesite, understory mulched, stems over 8 inches cut, stumps ground, cleanup, rough grading; and grove removal, trees pushed, roots raked, pepper treated, stumps hauled.
Commercial land clearing services and commercial clearing for commercial development along US 27 and US 17-92 run with the 300-hp mulcher. Selective clearing and property clearing keep the oaks. Professional clearing of overgrown land, landscape clearing behind a house, large acreage clearing, full site clearing, site prep and land improvement on commercial sites and commercial properties in Haines City stop at rough grade. Site work past that, excavation and the pad, is your site contractor's. Not ours either: concrete, wells, septic, house demolition. I know people who do. Our professional land clearing service runs insured crews, and every project gets a written price first.
Lot Clearing for New Homes in Haines City and Davenport
Haines City issued 1,453 single-family permits in 2025 by the Census Building Permits Survey, the most of any city in the county; Davenport is building on the same grove ground. Lot prices do not move with the boom.
| Quarter-acre infill lot | $1,800 flat |
| Half-acre lot | one skid steer day, $2,600 |
| 2-acre homesite | two days: mulch, then grind and rough grade |
That is the land clearing process on a lot. The flatwoods between the groves sit on hardpan and hold water into December, and clearing does not drain them. Fill is what will make your property take a slab, and fill is what the water management district regulates. I clear in the dry season, let one rain find the low corner, then fill where the water sat. Site preparation after that is the grading contractor's work. On our jobs around Davenport the mulched sand carries a concrete truck weeks before bare sand.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Haines City?
Land clearing costs in Haines City run from $1,200 an acre for light sandhill to $5,500 an acre for a dead grove pushed, root raked and cleared to dirt. For scale, the 20-acre dead grove we cleared in Lake Wales, 20 miles south on US 27, ran 4 days with the big mulcher and a dozer, $21,000 plus haul. Before any acre rate: gopher tortoise burrows mean a licensed agent survey, $400 to 900, and an FWC relocation permit before we clear land. June through September adds a day on wet flatwoods or muck.
- Skid steer forestry mulcher, $2,600 a day; transport billed past 75 miles of Ocala.
- 300-hp mulcher for groves and large acreage, $4,000 a day plus transport.
- Pasture regrowth and palmetto flatwoods, $1,500 to 2,500 an acre; sandhill and scrub, $1,200 to 1,800.
- Brazilian pepper, add $500 an acre for cut-stump treatment.
- Full clearing to dirt with stumps, $3,000 to 5,500 an acre; dozer with root rake, $170 an hour with operator.
- Stump grinding, $4.50 per inch of diameter, $150 minimum per stump; 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 the row count, set depending on site conditions at the site visit. Land clearing Haines City bids are written, with days and loads. Call (352) 619-3597 or send the form. Brandi texts you a window within the hour.
Permits, Gopher Tortoises and Drainage Before You Clear in Haines City
Polk County requires a land clearing permit before site plan approval under its Land Development Code, and the city adds tree rules inside the limits. A grove under greenbelt classification is exempt until the day it becomes a homesite. Gopher tortoise is the second gate: FWC allows no work within 25 feet of a burrow without a permit, and on our jobs the crew ropes a 25-foot line around every apron. The Lake Wales Ridge south of town carries sand skink and Florida scrub-jay, FWS territory.
Water splits at the ridge. SWFWMD runs the Environmental Resource Permit on the west side of the county; the east side of town drains toward the Kissimmee basin under SFWMD. Clearing is not a trigger with either; fill and drainage changes are. Bald eagle nests carry a 660-foot buffer. Milton tracked over the ridge in 2024; FEMA covered right-of-way debris, private lots paid their own.
Serving Haines City and Nearby Davenport, Lake Hamilton, Dundee and Lake Alfred
Our crews reach the Haines City area from Ocala down US 27: Davenport and the Four Corners side north, Lake Alfred west, Dundee and Lake Hamilton down the ridge, and the Lakeland area beyond. Polk is past our 75-mile circle; transport is one line on the ticket. The Polk County page carries the county numbers. We are a land clearing company serving property owners from the Orlando metro edge to the Highlands line, with land clearing services across Central Florida and services throughout the ridge in every season. Land clearing projects over 5 acres get the big mulcher and the dozer.
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Request a Free On-Site Estimate in Haines City
Call (352) 619-3597 or send the form. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within an hour. I walk the property with you, count rows and stems, flag burrows. You get a written price with day count and haul loads. Our crews leave the site raked flat and the drive clean. Frequently asked questions below.
Land Clearing FAQs for Haines City Lots and Groves
How much does land clearing cost in Haines City in 2026?
$1,800 for a quarter-acre infill lot and $2,600 for a half-acre day, plus transport from Ocala. Pasture and flatwoods run $1,500 to 2,500 an acre, sandhill $1,200 to 1,800, and a dead grove cleared to dirt $3,000 to 5,500 an acre.
Can you clear a dead grove and leave it ready for a builder?
Yes, to rough grade. Trees pushed, roots raked with the dozer at $170 an hour, pepper treated, stumps hauled at $700 to 1,300 per 10-yard load. The pad, the fill and the excavation belong to your site contractor. Sunshine 811 marks the gas pipeline before we rake.
How soon can you get equipment out here?
Within an hour of your form Brandi texts a scheduling window, and the trailer leaves Ocala inside two weeks in the dry season. Grove work waits for dry ground. Call (352) 619-3597 if a builder is waiting on the lot.
Get Your Free Estimate
Send the form or call. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour.