We shred dense underbrush and suitable young trees on overgrown Macon lots, trails and fence lines. A compact track loader carries the drum mulching head and works around marked trees. Processed wood stays on-site as mulch, while buried roots normally remain.
Best for overgrown lots, trails and selective clearing where an on-site mulch layer fits your plans.
The customer wanted to open up 2 acres of wooded area. We mulched dense underbrush and smaller trees while keeping the marked trees. The cut material stayed on the ground as mulch, leaving the area easier to walk and maintain.
Our process uses an efficient mulching head mounted on a compact track loader to shred wood, underbrush and small to medium-sized trees, typically 5-7 inches in diameter. We work in controlled passes around marked trees, then reprocess thicker material into ground cover. Tree species, density and site conditions determine how we approach each stem.
Chinese privet, Chinese tallow and Japanese honeysuckle occur in the Ocmulgee landscape. Sweetgum saplings and young loblolly pine can also fill disturbed openings. We check species, stem size and access before mulching, and retain native plants where requested. Roots and crowns may resprout, so follow-up maintenance can be necessary.
The parcel and work determine the approvals. Routine field mowing, tree removal, land clearing and grading have different requirements. Macon Water Authority administers local erosion and sedimentation control and land-disturbance permitting in Macon-Bibb. We also check relevant Planning and Zoning requirements, state construction stormwater coverage and any stream, wetland or floodplain restrictions before work. Nearby counties have separate processes.
A suitable mulching head can reduce exposed stumps, but mulching is not the same as extracting roots. If the area will become a driveway, barn or house pad, confirm the separate root-removal and ground-preparation requirements.
No permanent result is guaranteed. Cutting or mulching can leave roots and crowns that resprout, and seed can establish new growth. We discuss the desired finish and follow-up cutting. Mechanical opening of an area is different from a complete invasive-plant management program.