Across rural Miami County, the edges of properties fill in fast. Bush honeysuckle, autumn olive, multiflora rose and volunteer saplings can turn an open fencerow or wooded lot into a wall of brush in a few seasons. Invasive shrubs leaf out early, shade out everything underneath, and make a woodlot impossible to walk through.
Our clearing is selective. Before we start, we walk the area with you and flag the trees and plants worth keeping, like a good oak, a stand of walnuts, or a native shrub screen, then remove the rest. The result is open, usable ground that still looks like part of the landscape.
- Fencerows overgrown with brush, vines and volunteer trees
- Back lots and wooded edges choked with invasive honeysuckle
- Reclaiming a pasture, field edge or lot that’s grown up in saplings
- Opening a view, trail or path through a wooded area
- Clearing for a new building, garden, driveway or fence line
- Cleaning up after a previous owner let things go
The whole job, not just the cut.
- A walk-through to mark trees and plants you want to keep
- Cutting and removing brush, saplings, vines and invasive shrubs
- Chipping or hauling of cleared material
- Removal of dead and hazardous trees within the cleared area
- Stump grinding where you need the ground usable
- Grading and seeding afterward to stabilize bare ground
From first look to final rake.
- 1
Walk and flag
We walk the area together, mark the boundaries, and flag anything that stays.
- 2
Plan the clearing
We agree on how far, how clean, and what happens to the material: chipped on site, hauled off, or left in brush piles for wildlife.
- 3
Clear it
Brush and small trees are cut and processed, working carefully around the trees being kept.
- 4
Stabilize the ground
Bare soil can be graded and seeded so it doesn’t wash or fill back in with weeds.
Straight answers on cost.
Every property is different, so we price after we’ve seen the job. Estimates are free, and you’ll know the full scope and price before anything starts. These are the things that move the number:
- The size of the area and how dense the growth is
- Size and number of trees mixed in with the brush
- How much is being kept vs. removed
- Whether material is chipped on site or hauled away
- Stump grinding and seeding afterward
Common questions
Will invasive honeysuckle grow back after you clear it?
Honeysuckle resprouts from cut stumps, and seeds in the soil will keep germinating for a while. Clearing is the big first step. Follow-up on resprouts over the next season or two keeps it from coming back, and we can include that in ongoing maintenance.
Can you clear around the trees I want to keep?
Yes, that’s how we prefer to work. We flag keepers before we start and work around their root zones.
Do you do large acreage?
Tell us the size and what’s growing there. We’ll let you know honestly whether it’s a good fit for our crew and equipment.
What happens to all the brush?
It can be chipped and spread as mulch on trails or beds, hauled off, or stacked into habitat piles in an out-of-the-way spot. We’ll agree on it before we start.