Forestry Mulching and Land Clearing in Wakulla County, FL: Crawfordville, Panacea, Sopchoppy
Wakulla County is cutover slash pine with titi in the low ground, longleaf sandhill along US 319, and the Apalachicola National Forest on three sides of town. Ten years of co-op corridors, and this one is the wettest corridor I know. We serve the county from Ocala, about 170 miles, so transport is a quoted line and the 300-hp mulcher is $4,000 a day plus it. We cleared 10 acres here in two days. Send the form or call (352) 619-3597. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour.
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Forestry Mulching in Wakulla County: Cutover Pine, Titi and Sandhill
Forestry mulching does nearly all land clearing in Wakulla County because cutover is half stumps and a dozer finds every one of them. The mulcher grinds slash pine regrowth, gallberry, titi and wax myrtle into a mulch mat about three inches deep, shaves the old stubs flush and leaves the roots in the sand. On the 10 acre job here we mulched the understory under the pines the owner kept, two days on the big machine, and he had pasture by spring. Wakulla ground is sand on top of water on top of limestone, and the order changes after a storm. Our mulching services reclaim overgrown land to 12-inch stems.
Land Clearing Services Available in Wakulla County
Professional land clearing services across Wakulla County, a town lot or 40 acres of cutover near Sopchoppy, residential and commercial.
- Forestry mulching of pine and hardwood regrowth over the old stumps, roots kept.
- Lot clearing and site prep for slab, drive and drain field on cutover.
- Brush clearing and underbrushing under pine you keep.
- Selective clearing: titi and sweetgum out, longleaf and live oak kept.
- Grubbing and root rake with the dozer, $170 an hour.
- Tree removal of leaning pine, stumps ground at $4.50 an inch, $150 minimum.
- Not our work services: pond excavation, septic, wells, concrete. I know people who do all four.
A land clearing service removes brush and stubs and leaves the dirt. We remove unwanted vegetation, then the fill truck shows up.
Lot Clearing and Acreage for New Homes in Crawfordville
Wakulla County's builders pulled 518 single-family permits in 2025 by the Census Building Permits Survey, up 11 percent, almost all of it Tallahassee commuters buying around Crawfordville and Wakulla Station. These are small residential lots in cutover pine or 5 acre homesites at the forest edge. Residential land clearing on a half acre is a day, $2,600 plus transport; a quarter-acre infill is $1,800 flat. On a parcel off US 98 last fall the flatwoods corner held water until November. Low ground takes fill after site preparation, and grading sends the water to the ditch. Property development on larger tracts prices by the acre. Homeowner or builder, send the parcel number.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Wakulla County?
$1,500 to 2,500 an acre for cutover pine and titi flatwoods mulched in place, $1,200 to 1,800 for open longleaf sandhill, $3,000 to 5,500 an acre to bare dirt with the stumps out. Priced first: a gopher tortoise survey at $400 to 900 on sandhill, and one extra day on wet flatwoods from June through September.
- Skid steer forestry mulcher: $2,600 a day. Crawfordville is about 170 miles from Ocala; transport is its own line.
- 300-hp mulcher: $4,000 a day plus transport.
- Dirt work with the dozer and root rake, grubbing included: $170 an hour.
- Bush hogging an old field: $65 to 95 an acre, $450 minimum.
- Haul-off when the wood has to leave: $700 to 1,300 per 10-yard load, counted before we start.
The local number: 10 acres of cutover pine, understory mulched for a homesite and pasture, two days on the big mulcher, $9,500 plus transport. The free quote comes off aerials and your photos, then an on-site walk. Call (352) 619-3597 or send the form. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour.
Terrain, Soil and Vegetation Across the County
Wakulla is a limestone shelf with a few feet of sand on it, and the water is never far down. Along US 319 the uplands are longleaf and wiregrass sandhill on deep sand, karst underneath. Most of the county is flatwoods soil, a spodosol hardpan under slash pine, gallberry and titi that stands in water by July. The Wakulla River and St. Marks River bottoms are cypress-gum and cabbage palm, wet all year, and the coast goes to salt marsh. The private woodland between the forest tracts is cutover that will overgrow in three summers. Vines take the fence line. Site conditions get checked on foot.
Development Orders, the Springs Zone and Protected Species in Wakulla County
The county ties clearing to a development order and keeps tree rules light, but the Wakulla Springs protection zone adds review for lots near Wakulla Springs and the river. Silviculture on agricultural land is exempt under FS 403.927. NWFWMD holds the Environmental Resource Permit; clearing is not the trigger, fill and drainage changes are. Gopher tortoise on sandhill: survey within 90 days, no work within 25 feet of a burrow, FWC relocation permit before removing vegetation. Red-cockaded woodpecker lives in the national forest longleaf, and a bald eagle nest on the St. Marks moves us 660 feet off.
Storm Debris Cleanup in the Big Bend
Idalia in 2023 and Helene in 2024 came ashore in the Big Bend and laid slash pine across lots from the coast to the forest edge. FEMA took the public right-of-way, and the lot behind the swale stayed your problem. Trees and branches go by the load, $700 to 1,300 per 10-yard load. After Ian I learned to count the brown crowns before June.
Areas We Serve in Wakulla County
Our service area in the Big Bend follows US 319 and US 98. Our crews work throughout Wakulla County: Crawfordville, Panacea, Sopchoppy, St. Marks, Wakulla Station, Medart, and Crawfordville, FL and the surrounding areas. The North Florida page covers the eight counties in Florida we reach from Ocala.
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Ready to Clear Your Cutover?
Serving Wakulla County from Ocala on a scheduled Big Bend run, several lots a trip. Send the form. Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour, I walk the property, and the price is in writing first. Insured crews. Call (352) 619-3597 or get an estimate online.
Land Clearing Questions from Wakulla Property Owners
How much does land clearing cost per acre in Wakulla County?
$1,500 to 2,500 an acre for cutover pine mulched in place, $1,200 to 1,800 on open sandhill, $3,000 to 5,500 to bare dirt with stumps. Expert land clearing on big tracts is big-mulcher work at $4,000 a day.
Do I need a permit to burn cleared brush in Crawfordville?
Yes, a Florida Forest Service burn authorization, and the subdivisions off US 319 do not get one. On acreage toward Sopchoppy a pile can often burn under that authorization. Skip the haul and the trees and brush stay where they fell, as mulch.
Can you clear heavily wooded cutover with stumps in it?
Yes. The 300-hp mulcher takes pine and oak to about 12 inches and shaves the old stubs; tree clearing above that is the dozer and root rake. Commercial land clearing, site clearing for commercial development, master-planned communities: those land clearing projects price by the day. Our crews have the equipment to handle it.
Who do I call to clear land near Crawfordville?
Call (352) 619-3597 or send the form; Brandi texts you a scheduling window within the hour. Our crews bring the experience and equipment to clear brush and clear land safely and efficiently on sand and in sloughs. Equipment and expertise are the easy part; knowing where the water goes is the land clearing service you pay for. Residential jobs get the first dry-season dates.
What do land clearing services in Wakulla usually include?
Mulching the undergrowth and small pine, flagging burrows, and leaving a mat that holds the sand against erosion. Take clearing land one step further to a pad and stump removal and grading go on the ticket. Figure a half day for clearing brush along a drainage ditch. Two days transform a cutover tract into a homesite.
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