Forestry Mulching and Land Clearing in Leesburg, FL: Lot, Brush and Palmetto Clearing
Leesburg lots come three ways: sandhill with longleaf and turkey oak on the ridge, live oak hammock along the Harris chain, and old pasture between US 27 and US 441 going back to wax myrtle and Brazilian pepper. Sugar sand drinks a two-inch rain before you finish the sentence. Leesburg, FL is about 35 miles from our Ocala yard, so the skid steer mulcher is $2,600 a day with transport included and the on-site estimate is free. Call (352) 619-3597 or send the form. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour.
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Forestry Mulching and Brush Clearing Near Leesburg
Old pasture near Leesburg mulches 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, and the chips stay mulched in place as a two to four inch layer. It is the fastest way to clear a parcel inside city limits because nothing gets burned.
Wax myrtle looks like the job and is not. Under it the palmetto crowns will overgrow a bush-hogged field in two summers, so the head runs under the sand and takes the root mat. Brazilian pepper gets cut-stump treated within minutes of the cut or it comes back from the collar. On the ROW we ran corridor along US 27 through the pasture south of town for a co-op; by the third pass the strip under the lines was grass and nothing else. Brush clearing on areas with dense understory behind a house is one day: we remove brush, keep the live oaks.
Land Clearing Services in Leesburg
Pellegrino Land Works provides land clearing, lot clearing, brush removal, tree removal, stump grinding and rough grading for residential and commercial properties in Leesburg, FL and the surrounding area. Our land clearing service in Leesburg starts with residential land clearing for a homesite on pasture or sandhill: understory mulched, stems over 8 inches cut, stumps ground, cleanup, rough grading.
Commercial land clearing services and commercial clearing for pad sites and commercial development along US 441 and the Turnpike run with the 300-hp mulcher. Selective clearing and property clearing through hammock keep the oaks. Professional clearing of overgrown land, landscape clearing behind a house, and large acreage clearing price from one sheet. Full site clearing, site prep and land improvement on commercial sites and commercial properties in Leesburg stop at rough grade; site work past that, excavation and the pad, is your site contractor's.
Not ours: 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 before the trailer rolls.
Lot Clearing for New Homes in Leesburg and Fruitland Park
Leesburg pulled 219 single-family permits in 2025 by the Census Building Permits Survey, and Fruitland Park and Lady Lake up US 27 add their own. A quarter-acre infill lot is $1,800 flat. A half-acre is one skid steer day, $2,600. Two acres of pasture for a homesite is a two-day land clearing process: mulch day one, grind stumps and rough grade day two.
Hammock lots on the chain sit low and hold water into December. Clearing does not drain them. Fill is what will make your property take a slab, and fill is what SJRWMD regulates. I clear in the dry season, let one rain find the low corner, then fill goes where the water went. Site preparation past rough grade is the grading contractor's. On our jobs north of town the mulched ground carries a concrete truck weeks before bare sand does.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Leesburg?
Land clearing costs in Leesburg start at $1,800 for a quarter-acre infill lot and $2,600 for a half-acre day, transport included from Ocala. Before the acre rate: gopher tortoise burrows on sandhill or pasture mean a licensed agent survey, $400 to 900, and an FWC relocation permit before we clear land. June through September adds a day on hammock or muck.
| Skid steer forestry mulcher | $2,600 a day, transport included inside 75 miles of Ocala |
| 300-hp mulcher | $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 an acre |
| Brazilian pepper | add $500 an acre, cut-stump treated |
| 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; 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 stem count, set depending on site conditions at the site visit. Land clearing Leesburg bids come 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 Leesburg
Lake County requires a tree removal permit outside agricultural use under its Land Development Regulations, and the city has its own tree ordinance inside the limits. Greenbelt pasture is exempt; a homesite is not. Gopher tortoise is the second gate: FWC allows no work within 25 feet of a burrow without a permit, and our crew ropes a 25-foot line around every apron. Sand skink lives on the Lake Wales Ridge scrub in the south of the county; up here it is rare, tortoises are not.
Gate three: water. SJRWMD runs the Environmental Resource Permit around the Harris chain, and the far west edge of the county falls to SWFWMD. Clearing is not a trigger. Fill and drainage changes are, and a lot touching the chain or a cypress head gets a wetland line first. Bald eagle nests along the water carry a 660-foot buffer. Sunshine 811 marks the gas pipeline and the feeders before any grubbing.
Serving Leesburg and Nearby Fruitland Park, Lady Lake, Tavares and Okahumpka
Our crews run the Leesburg area from Ocala down US 27 and US 441: Fruitland Park, Tavares, Okahumpka, and the Clermont area farther south. Everything here is deep inside the 75-mile circle, so transport is included and the on-site estimate is free. The Lake County page carries the county numbers. We are a land clearing company serving property owners from the Orlando metro edge to the Marion line, with land clearing services across Central Florida and services throughout the north end of the county in every season. Land clearing projects over 5 acres get the 300-hp mulcher instead.
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Request a Free On-Site Estimate in Leesburg
Send the form or call (352) 619-3597. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within an hour, and I walk the property with you the same week, count stems and flag burrows. You get a written price with day count and haul loads. Our crews leave the site mulched flat and the drive clean. Below are the frequently asked questions I get on these lots.
Land Clearing FAQs for Leesburg Owners
How much does land clearing cost in Leesburg in 2026?
$1,800 for a quarter-acre infill lot and $2,600 for a half-acre day, transport included from Ocala. Pasture regrowth runs $1,500 to 2,500 an acre, sandhill $1,200 to 1,800, and full clearing to dirt with stumps $3,000 to 5,500 an acre.
Can you clear old pasture gone to wax myrtle and pepper?
Yes, and it is the most common acreage job here. Myrtle to 8 inches goes through the mulcher at $1,500 to 2,500 an acre; Brazilian pepper adds $500 an acre for cut-stump treatment. Bush hogging at $65 to 95 an acre is cheaper, but the crowns come back.
How soon can you start?
Brandi texts a scheduling window within an hour of the form, and with the yard this close the trailer often rolls inside a week in the dry season. After a storm it runs longer; after Ian we hauled debris for six months. Call (352) 619-3597 if there is a builder waiting on you.
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Send the form or call. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour.