Forestry mulching,done in one pass.

Forestry mulching grinds standing brush and small trees in place and leaves the chips on the ground as a mulch layer. Traditional clearing cuts, piles, and hauls material off site, and usually includes grubbing the root mat. Mulching is faster, cheaper per acre, and leaves erosion resistant cover, but it does not remove stumps or produce a gradeable pad. If a building pad or slab is coming next, you need clearing and grubbing, not just mulching.

Price is driven by stem density and trunk diameter more than acreage. Light brush and saplings run fast; dense hardwood understory with stems from 6 to 10 inches takes several times as long on the same acre. Slope, wet ground, buried debris, and restricted access all extend the hours. We walk the site, tell you which density band it falls in, and price it in writing before mobilizing.

As a rule of thumb, stems up to roughly 8 inches in diameter mulch efficiently. Larger trees are dropped and either processed separately or hauled, and we price that as a separate line so you can see what the big timber actually costs.

Not by mulching alone. Mulching leaves a low stump cut flush. If your next step is grading, foundations, or paving, we add grubbing and stump removal to the scope and show it as its own line item.

Yes. That is one of its real advantages. The mulch mat holds soil in place and reduces runoff compared with clearing to bare dirt, which matters on sloped sites and inside permitted projects. Where the permit requires it, we still install and maintain silt fence, construction exits, and inlet protection to the approved ES&PC plan.

Site walks are usually inside a week of the call. Mulching only scopes with no permit trigger can often start within one to two weeks of a signed proposal, weather and ground conditions permitting.

Broadax matches the equipment and crew plan to the acreage, stem density, terrain, access, and required finish.