Land Clearing in Dunnellon, Florida
Forestry mulching, underbrushing and lot clearing around Dunnellon and the Levy County side of the river. Three quarters of an acre here went down in a single machine day, on ground that changes character within a few hundred yards of the water.
- Three quarters of an acre, one machine day
- River country, where the ground changes quickly
- From $3,000 a machine day
What we clear in Dunnellon
Eight things we are actually asked for on this ground. If your job is not on this list, say so and we will tell you straight whether it is ours.
One machine cuts standing growth and grinds it back into the ground as chip in the same pass. No pile, no burn, no trucks.
A lot that has closed in, cleared where it stands. The parcel here was three quarters of an acre and it went in the day.
Palmetto, briar and privet taken out from under the hardwoods along the river, so the ground under them can be walked and seen.
You mark what stays. On a river lot that list usually includes everything with a view attached to it.
Where the root plate has to be lifted rather than left. The 30 inch excavator, quoted apart from a mulching day.
Envelope, drive and pad opened to workable ground ahead of a builder.
A drive line in from the road on a parcel that has grown shut at the front.
A boundary cut to a width you set, without going into what stands either side of it.
Who calls us in Dunnellon and the river country
The commonest call here. A parcel bought for what is on it and around it, where clearing is about opening ground rather than stripping it.
Envelope, drive and pad taken down before the builder mobilises, and nothing else on the parcel touched.
Away from the river the going changes completely. Free draining, open and quick, and it prices differently from the same acreage down by the water.
Ground nobody can walk is ground nobody prices properly, and out here a parcel that cannot be seen into is usually underpriced.
Springs, swales and seep lines run through this country. Photograph the wet part, because it changes both the machine and the month.
Three quarters of an acre of river hardwood and the same area of sand ridge scrub are not the same job and should not carry the same number.
How the work runs
Four steps. On river country the useful one is the first, because two parcels the same size can be completely different jobs.
The part nearest the water tells us more than the frontage does. If part of the parcel is wet for months of the year we would rather see it than be told about it.
Usually the same day. Three quarters of an acre here was one day. On heavier river ground the same area can be two, and we will say which we think yours is.
The head cuts, grinds and spreads as it goes. Nothing is stacked, nothing is burnt and nothing is hauled out along a road that was not built for trucks.
Chip spread where the growth stood. Near water that layer matters more than usual, because bare ground on a slope does not stay where it is put.
Photographs from our jobs
Photographs from jobs we have run. Nothing here is stock photography and nothing here is generated.
What it costs
We sell machine days, not acres, and we publish the rates. This parcel was one day. Out here the same acreage can be one day or two depending on which side of the ridge it sits on, which is why we ask for pictures.
Stems to 8 inches. Transport included. The machine recorded on the parcel here
Stems to 30 inches, and grubbing. Plus transport
Stems to 24 inches. Plus transport. The dearest machine we run
What moves the day count
The rate follows the machine rather than the size of the stem, which catches people out: the dedicated mulcher costs more than the excavator even though the excavator takes bigger timber and pulls roots. Transport is the cost of getting the bigger two machines to you and is separate from hauling material away, which is quoted per job.
What we have actually done around Dunnellon
One job, three quarters of an acre, one machine day.
| Jan 2025 | 0.75 acres, 1 machine day, skid steer mulcher |
| Across Levy County | Ten finished jobs and 13 machine days |
| Single day jobs in the county | Nine of the ten |
| The one that was not | An acre that took four machine days on the dedicated mulcher |
The four day acre in the last row is the useful number on this page. It is the same acreage as several single day jobs in the same county, and the difference was entirely what was standing on it.
What this ground does to a day count
| Sand ridge | Free draining, open and quick. The fastest going in this part of the county. |
| River hardwood | Heavier timber along the water than anywhere on the ridge above it, and it slows a machine right down. |
| Limestone close to the surface | Rock near the top changes what an excavator can do and sometimes decides whether roots can come out at all. |
| Springs and seep lines | Wet all year in places that look dry in a photograph taken in May. Worth walking before you book. |
| Palmetto and scrub oak | Standard understorey work and predictable to price. |
| Ground that has stood a decade | The single biggest multiplier on a day count anywhere in this county. |
Finished jobs in Levy County that took a single machine day, out of ten. The tenth was an acre that needed four, on ground heavy enough to justify the biggest machine we run. Same county, same year, four times the day count.
What customers say
FloridaLandClearing.com was beyond helpful in getting our property cleared. They were spot on with their quote, their crews arrived on time, and the machines they used were impressive to watch.
Jenny AndersonWe had a difficult project a few other companies attempted and left. Florida Land Clearing was able to get the job done and a day earlier than quoted.
Joseph KellyThese guys are pros. Watching these machines just devour acres of underbrush in a day was one of the coolest things I have seen. I cannot believe how this transformed my property.
Adam WilsonPermits around Dunnellon are yours
Every county and city in Florida writes its own tree rules and they are not the same. What is protected depends on the species, the size of the trunk and how your parcel is classified.
This is county line country and which authority you are dealing with is not always obvious from the address. Establish which county your parcel actually sits in before you ask anybody a question about trees, because the answer differs.
If the parcel is inside a city limit then the city is your authority instead, and municipal rules in Florida tend to be the stricter of the two. Where ground runs down to a river or a spring run there are water rules on top of the tree rules.
We are a clearing contractor, not the permit office, and we do not file applications. Confirm your own parcel and your own trees with the county your parcel sits in, or your city before you commit.
Dunnellon questions
What does it cost to clear a lot near Dunnellon?
From $3,000, which is one machine day. The parcel here was one day. On heavier ground nearer the water the same acreage can take longer, and photographs are how we tell the difference.
Why does the same acreage cost different amounts out here?
Because the ground changes within a few hundred yards. This county has nine jobs that took one day and one acre that took four, and the difference was what was standing rather than how big the parcel was.
Which county am I actually in?
Worth checking before you ask anyone about trees. Parcels around here sit either side of a county line and the rules are not the same on both sides of it. Our own job here is logged in Levy County.
Can you work near a spring run?
We stop short of protected water and tell you exactly where we stopped. Anything closer than that is a question for the water authority rather than for us.
Do you work the rest of Levy County?
Yes, and it is one of our busiest. Ten finished jobs across four towns, listed on the county page with acreages and day counts next to them.
Are you licensed and insured?
Insured, and we send the certificate before the machine moves. Florida does not issue a contractor licence for forestry mulching, so nobody holds one. Insurance is the document worth asking every contractor to produce.
Around Dunnellon
Get a price on your Dunnellon lot
Send photographs including the low end of the parcel, and the address. You will get a day count against a published rate, usually the same day.
Call or text 813-733-6607