Forestry Mulching
We grind brush and small trees into mulch where they stand. A skid steer with a forestry mulching head does the work, and the mulch stays on the ground.
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Waxahachie is filling in fast. Census estimates put the town at 50,090 people in July 2025, up from 41,140 in the 2020 Census. Even so, the city's 2023 long-range plan counts 75 percent of the land in and around town as vacant. Left alone, that open ground grows up in brush and saplings until fence lines and ditches vanish.
Clear Choice offers land clearing near Hillsboro and up the I-35 corridor, and Waxahachie is part of that service area. We clear land with a skid steer with a forestry mulching head, which grinds brush and small trees in place. The method is called forestry mulching, and the mulch stays on the ground as cover. Call or text (817) 937-1506, and we look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us what needs clearing and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Waxahachie had 29,621 people in the 2010 Census, so the town has grown about 70 percent in 15 years. The Census Bureau's permit survey counts 512 new single-family homes permitted in 2023 and about 900 in 2025. About 4 in 10 homes in town were built in 2010 or later, by Census survey data.
The city's plan maps where that building goes, and most new permits sit around the edges of town. It also notes that most building in the past ten years has been suburban, single-family subdivisions. If a building lot has grown up in brush while it waits, lot clearing opens it up. The lot is left as mulched ground, ready for the builder's dirt work.
The older core of town has its own kind of work. The city counts five National Register historic districts, from the Ellis County Courthouse square to the West End. About 1 in 15 homes in town went up in 1939 or earlier. On an older lot, the job may be one overgrown back corner or a fence row.
USDA soil maps put much of the north and east side of Waxahachie on deep black clay. The USDA describes it as extremely hard when dry and very sticky when wet. In dry spells it cracks open, up to 4 inches wide and a foot or more deep. Much of the west side sits on a brown silty clay over chalk.
NOAA's 30-year averages for the Waxahachie weather station put rain at about 41 inches a year. October and May are the wettest months, and July is the driest. The USDA rates the black clay very slow to take in water, so it can stay soft after a rain. On this ground, the start date for a mulching job depends on how wet the clay is.
Along Waxahachie Creek, USDA maps show a silty clay bottomland rated frequently flooded. The USDA's description names pecan and elm among its native trees. Brush clearing along a creek bank mulches the undergrowth and saplings and leaves the big trees standing.
Away from existing development, the plan describes land in and around the city as mostly large-lot homesteads and farmland. Ellis County grew from about 192,000 people in 2020 to about 241,000 in 2025, by Census estimates. Out in the county, the Ellis County Department of Development takes permit applications for a new home or a barn. It handles septic permits too.
On the black clay prairie, the USDA lists mesquite and hackberry among the native trees. Where the soil thins out over chalk, it notes juniper, or cedar, is common. If a pasture has grown up, brush clearing with the mulcher opens it back up for mowing.
Fence line clearing mulches a strip along an existing fence, so a fence builder can get to it. It also opens a property line before a survey or a new fence.
Waxahachie's Public Works and Development Engineering office spells this out. Before any grading, tree clearing or soil disturbance, its page says to contact the City Engineer. For an acre or more, city erosion control rules call for a grading plan and an erosion control plan. The City Engineer answers what your lot needs, and we point you there before work starts.
Near Waxahachie Creek or Mustang Creek, check FEMA's flood map for the tract first. The city's floodplain page says any development in the floodplain without a permit is illegal. It also asks owners to contact Planning and Zoning before they build or fill.
On private ground, the city's drainage page leaves routine mowing and downed trees to the owner. It asks owners to keep ditches on their land clear of debris and vegetation, so water keeps moving. Code Enforcement, part of Building and Community Services, handles complaints about high grass and weeds in the city.
Communities and areas we serve around Waxahachie: Ellis County Courthouse Historic District, West End Historic District, North Rogers Street Historic District, Oldham Avenue Historic District, Getzendaner Park, Lions Park, Railyard Park, Mustang Creek Park, Settlers Glen Park, Waxahachie Creek Hike and Bike Trail, Lake Waxahachie, Waxahachie Creek.
Waxahachie ZIP codes served: 75165, 75167.
Waxahachie is part of our service area. We look at the land first, then put the quote in writing.
(817) 937-1506 We grind brush and small trees into mulch where they stand. A skid steer with a forestry mulching head does the work, and the mulch stays on the ground.
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We clear cedar, mesquite, vines and saplings off pasture, acreage, creek edges and home sites. The mulcher grinds the brush in place, and the mulch stays on the ground.
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We clear building lots and overgrown lots of brush and small trees. A skid steer with a forestry mulching head turns the growth into mulch that stays on the ground.
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We mulch the cedar and brush that grow up along fence lines and property lines. You get an open strip along the wire, ready for repairs or a new fence.
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We grind stumps to grade or just below it, so you can mow over the spot or build on it. The grindings stay on site for you to use.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Waxahachie. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us the town and what has grown up on the land, and we will look at the job. You can also call or text (817) 937-1506.
Tell us what needs clearing and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.