Forestry Mulching and Land Clearing in St. Cloud, FL: Lot, Brush and Palmetto Clearing
East of the Turnpike, St. Cloud is pasture country going to houses. Bahiagrass with wax myrtle islands, palmetto flatwoods under slash pine, live oak hammock along East Lake Toho, and cypress heads holding water into December. Out here the mosquitoes outnumber the surveyors a thousand to one. St. Cloud, FL is about 95 miles from our Ocala yard, so the skid steer mulcher runs $2,600 a day with transport billed. 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 St. Cloud
Pasture conversion near St. Cloud mulches at $1,500 to 2,500 an acre, and the Harmony side is where it happens. Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses specialized equipment to grind trees, myrtle and vegetation into mulch. The chips stay mulched in place, two to four inches deep, and it is the fastest way to clear pasture without a burn pile.
Wax myrtle hides the real problem: palmetto crowns under the grass line. A bush hog shears fronds and the crowns will overgrow the field again in two summers. The mulcher head runs under the sand and takes the root mat. I've cleared pasture like this since 2012, and before that on the ROW we ran the same head down co-op corridors through this prairie, five seasons of myrtle, the third pass mostly grass. Brush clearing on areas with dense understory behind an occupied house is one day: we remove brush, keep the live oaks, treat any Brazilian pepper stump within minutes of the cut.
Land Clearing Services in St. Cloud
Pellegrino Land Works provides land clearing, lot clearing, brush removal, tree removal, stump grinding and rough grading for residential and commercial properties in St. Cloud, FL and the surrounding area. Our land clearing service in St. Cloud starts with residential land clearing on pasture acreage: myrtle and palmetto mulched, stems over 8 inches cut, every stump ground, cleanup, rough grading to the pad.
Commercial land clearing services and commercial clearing for pad sites and commercial development along US 192 run with the 300-hp mulcher. Selective clearing and property clearing through hammock: the oaks stay. Professional clearing of overgrown land, landscape clearing behind a house, and large acreage clearing all sit on one price sheet. Full site clearing, site prep and land improvement on commercial sites and commercial properties in St. Cloud stop at rough grade; site work past that, excavation and the pad, is your site contractor's.
No concrete, wells, septic or house demolition from us. I know people who do. Our professional land clearing service runs insured crews, and every project gets a written price before we roll.
Lot Clearing for New Homes in St. Cloud and Harmony
St. Cloud pulled 1,430 single-family permits in 2025 by the Census Building Permits Survey, most of them on former pasture east of town. A quarter-acre infill lot is $1,800 flat. A half-acre is one skid steer day, $2,600. Two acres of myrtle pasture for a homesite is a two-day land clearing process: mulch, then grind and rough grade.
Pasture here looks flat and drains nowhere. Fill is what will make your property take a slab, and fill is what SFWMD 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. Last spring on a lot in Harmony the swale was full in April; we cut the pad high.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in St. Cloud?
Land clearing costs in St. Cloud start at $1,800 for a quarter-acre infill lot and $2,600 for a half-acre day, plus transport from Ocala. June through September adds a day on muck or wet flatwoods. Gopher tortoise burrows on upland ground mean a licensed agent survey, $400 to 900, and an FWC relocation permit before we clear land.
- Skid steer forestry mulcher, $2,600 a day; transport billed past 75 miles of Ocala.
- 300-hp mulcher, $4,000 a day plus transport, for groves and large acreage.
- Pasture regrowth and palmetto flatwoods, $1,500 to 2,500 an acre by density; oak scrub $1,200 to 1,800.
- Brazilian pepper thickets 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; ten or more by the day.
- Haul-off, $700 to 1,300 per 10-yard load.
The number depends on the size of the parcel and its water, set depending on site conditions at the site visit. Land clearing St. Cloud bids are written, with day count and loads. Call (352) 619-3597 or send the form. Brandi texts you a window within the hour.
Permits, Gopher Tortoises and Wetlands Before You Clear in St. Cloud
Osceola County asks for a tree removal and land development permit under its Land Development Code before most lots are cleared. Greenbelt pasture is the exception; a homesite is not. Gopher tortoise is next. 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 before the machine starts.
Bald eagles nest around East Lake Toho and the chain below it, 660-foot buffer per nest. Water is the last gate. SFWMD runs the Environmental Resource Permit, and clearing is not a trigger. Fill and drainage changes are, and every cypress head gets a wetland line before we touch its edge. Sunshine 811 marks the gas pipeline and the co-op feeders before any grubbing.
Serving St. Cloud and Nearby Harmony, Narcoossee, Kissimmee and Holopaw
Our crews reach the St. Cloud area from Ocala down the Turnpike and US 192: Harmony, Narcoossee, the Kissimmee area, and the pasture toward Holopaw. Osceola County is past our 75-mile circle, so transport is one line on the ticket. The Osceola County page carries the county numbers. We are a land clearing company serving property owners from the Orlando metro edge to the Brevard line, with land clearing services across Central Florida and services throughout the prairie in the dry season. Land clearing projects above 5 acres run on the big mulcher.
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Request a Free On-Site Estimate in St. Cloud
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, flag burrows and mark the wet corner. You get a written price with days and haul loads. Our crews leave the site mulched flat and the gate closed.
Frequently Asked Questions: Land Clearing FAQs for St. Cloud
How much does land clearing cost in St. Cloud in 2026?
$1,800 for a quarter-acre infill lot, $2,600 for a half-acre day, plus transport from Ocala. Pasture regrowth and palmetto run $1,500 to 2,500 an acre, oak scrub $1,200 to 1,800, and full clearing to dirt with stumps $3,000 to 5,500 an acre.
Can you clear pasture that has gone to wax myrtle and palmetto?
Yes, and it is the 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 two or three summers.
Do you remove trees and haul off debris?
Yes. Stems to about 8 inches get mulched; bigger pine and oak get cut and hauled at $700 to 1,300 per 10-yard load. Stumps grind at $4.50 per inch of diameter, $150 minimum each. Burning needs a Florida Forest Service authorization, and platted St. Cloud lots do not get one.
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 leaves Ocala inside two weeks. After a storm it runs longer; after Ian we hauled debris for six months. Call (352) 619-3597 if the slab date is already on the calendar.
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Send the form or call. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour.