Forestry Mulching and Land Clearing in Ormond Beach, FL: Lot, Brush and Palmetto Clearing
Ormond Beach, FL sits on two kinds of ground. Sand pine and oak scrub on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, where Plantation Bay and Hunter's Ridge were cut, and palmetto flatwoods west of I-95 that hold water until October. Being wrong about wet ground cost me a stuck machine once. Once. Skid steer mulcher, $2,600 a day, transport billed from Ocala. 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 Ormond Beach
Scrub lots on the ridge mulch for $1,200 to 1,800 an acre, and that is the cheapest way to clear them. Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses specialized equipment to grind trees, scrub oak and vegetation into mulch, left mulched in place as a two to four inch layer.
Flatwoods west of the interstate run $1,500 to 2,500 an acre by density, and the density is palmetto. A bush hog shaves the fronds; the crowns live and overgrow the lot inside three summers. The mulcher head runs an inch below grade and takes the crowns. On the ROW we ran that same head through gallberry for FPL west of US 1; the regrowth came back as grass. Brush clearing on areas with dense understory behind a house you live in is a one-day job: we remove brush and keep the oaks.
Land Clearing Services in Ormond Beach
Pellegrino Land Works provides land clearing, lot clearing, brush removal, stump grinding and rough grading for residential and commercial properties in Ormond Beach, FL and the surrounding area. Our land clearing service in Ormond Beach covers:
- Residential land clearing on ridge lots: scrub mulched, stems over 8 inches cut, every stump ground.
- Commercial land clearing services and commercial clearing for pad sites and commercial development along US 1 and Granada.
- Selective clearing and property clearing that keeps the live oaks and the cabbage palms.
- Professional clearing of overgrown land toward the Tomoka River, mulch left as a drive base.
- Tree removal of leaning slash pine after a storm, haul-off and cleanup by the 10-yard load; landscape clearing behind an occupied house.
- Full site clearing, site prep and land improvement on commercial sites and commercial properties in Ormond Beach, site work past rough grading handed to your grading contractor.
Not mine: concrete, wells, septic, house demolition, excavation for a foundation. 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 Ormond Beach and Holly Hill
Ormond Beach pulled 292 single-family permits in 2025 in the Census Building Permits Survey, most on the ridge in Plantation Bay and Hunter's Ridge. A quarter-acre infill lot is $1,800 flat. A half-acre is one skid steer day, $2,600. The land clearing process on a scrub lot is one day, and sugar sand drains itself.
West of I-95 it is the opposite. Clearing does not drain a flatwoods lot. Fill is what will make your property hold a slab, and fill is what SJRWMD regulates. Clear in the dry season, watch one rain, fill the low corner only. Site preparation past that is your grading contractor's. Last winter on a lot in Palm Coast we mulched 1.25 acres of scrub oak and palmetto in one day for $2,600. Same ridge, same sand, same price here.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Ormond Beach?
Land clearing costs in Ormond Beach run $1,800 for a quarter-acre infill lot and $2,600 for a half-acre day. Land clearing Ormond Beach, the full list: Priced before the acre rate: the wet-season day, June through September on wet flatwoods, and the gopher tortoise survey, $400 to 900 by a licensed agent, with an FWC relocation permit if burrows show.
- Skid steer forestry mulcher, $2,600 a day, transport billed from Ocala.
- 300-hp mulcher for large acreage clearing, $4,000 a day plus transport.
- Scrub oak and sandhill $1,200 to 1,800 an acre; palmetto and pine flatwoods $1,500 to 2,500.
- Brazilian pepper adds $500 an acre, cut-stump treated.
- Full clearing to dirt with stumps, $3,000 to 5,500 an acre.
- Stump grinding, $4.50 per inch of diameter, $150 minimum per stump; ten or more, we grind by the day.
- Haul-off, $700 to 1,300 per 10-yard load. Piles need a Florida Forest Service authorization; platted lots do not get one.
The total depends on the size of the lot 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 Ormond Beach
The Ormond Beach tree code requires a permit before clearing a building lot, and Volusia County Tree Preservation protects historic trees at 36 inches DBH and up. Gopher tortoise is the second gate: FWC allows no work within 25 feet of a burrow without a permit, and ridge scrub is full of them. Our crew ropes the 25-foot line first. Florida scrub-jay nests in this scrub too. Bald eagle nests carry a 660-foot buffer.
Water is the third. SJRWMD issues the Environmental Resource Permit, and clearing does not trigger it. Fill or a drainage change does, and anything near the Tomoka gets a wetland line first. On the ROW we ran corridor through those flatwoods for two wet seasons; the mulcher floated and the dozers waited. Call Sunshine 811 before grubbing so the gas pipeline and FPL feeders get marked.
Serving Ormond Beach and Nearby Daytona Beach, Holly Hill, Flagler Beach and Ormond-by-the-Sea
Our crews run the Ormond Beach area from Ocala: Ormond-by-the-Sea and the acreage out SR 40 toward the Tomoka. South into Daytona Beach and the Daytona area, north into Flagler Beach across the county line. Volusia is the county, and the Volusia County page and the Northeast Florida page carry county-wide numbers. We are a land clearing company serving property owners from the Jacksonville metro to the Volusia line, running land clearing services across Northeast Florida from one yard. Services throughout the county are dry-season work; near Ormond Beach we stack lots on one trip. Land clearing projects over 2 acres get the big mulcher.
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Request a Free On-Site Land Clearing Estimate
Send the form or call (352) 619-3597. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within an hour, then I walk the property with you, flag burrows and count stems. The written price names the day count, transport and haul loads. Our crews leave the site mulched flat. Frequently asked questions follow.
Land Clearing FAQs for Ormond Beach Lot Owners
How much does land clearing cost in Ormond Beach in 2026?
$1,800 for a quarter-acre infill lot and $2,600 for a half-acre, one skid steer day, transport billed. Scrub acreage runs $1,200 to 1,800 an acre, palmetto flatwoods $1,500 to 2,500. Full clearing to dirt with stumps is $3,000 to 5,500 an acre.
Do I need a permit to burn cleared brush?
Yes. Every pile needs a Florida Forest Service open burning authorization, and platted lots inside the city do not get one. That is why we mulch: no pile, no smoke, no haul bill. If you want bare dirt, haul-off is $700 to 1,300 per 10-yard load.
Can you remove large trees and stumps during land clearing?
Yes. Stems to about 8 inches go through the mulcher; bigger slash pine and live oak get cut and hauled by the load. Each stump is ground at $4.50 per inch of diameter, $150 minimum. Historic trees at 36 inches and up stay unless the county signs off.
How soon can you get a mulcher 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 date is set. We pair your lot with a neighbor's when we can and split the transport.
Get Your Free Estimate
Send the form or call. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour.