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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West sits on the Blackland Prairie, in black clay farm country along I-35. Around town, pastures and fence rows fill with brush: honey mesquite, hackberry, elm and juniper. Without brush control, the USDA says it can cover about a third of a pasture in 10 to 15 years. In town, an empty lot can disappear behind saplings and vines.
Clear Choice does land clearing in West, in town and on the farms around it. West is part of our service area, which centers on Hillsboro about 16 miles north on I-35. We clear with forestry mulching: a skid steer's mulching head grinds brush and small trees into mulch on the spot. 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.
Outside the city limits, West is farm and ranch country. McLennan County had 3,140 farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, with an average of 176 acres. Almost half of them are 10 to 49 acres. Pasture covers more of that farmland than cropland, and hay leads the crops by acres.
Most people in the West ZIP code live outside the city limits. The Census counted 2,531 people in town in 2020 and 6,588 in the whole 76691 ZIP area. That ZIP area covers close to 100 square miles. The Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate puts the town at 2,629.
That open land is where brush takes hold. Mesquite comes up in the grass, and fence rows grow up where a mower cannot reach the wire. Brush clearing with the mulcher opens a pasture back up. Fence line clearing opens the fence rows between fields so the wire can be seen and repaired.
The USDA soil survey maps deep black clay under West and the fields around it. Heiden clay is one of the main soils, and water soaks into it very slowly. In dry spells it cracks half an inch to 3 inches wide. Its main uses are livestock grazing and hay.
That clay matters on a clearing job. The soil survey calls it very hard when dry and very sticky when wet. NOAA normals near West put the rain at about 36 inches a year. Spring is the wettest season, with about 11 inches from March through May.
Rice Creek and Elm Creek both start at the edge of town and run southeast. The soil survey maps their bottoms as Tinn clay, a soil it lists as frequently flooded. Bottoms like these grow cedar elm, hackberry, pecan and cottonwood, with greenbrier and yaupon underneath. We mulch the brush and small trees, and a tree service takes down the big trees.
West is known as the Czech Heritage Capital of Texas. The Census counts about 950 homes in town, and more than four in five are single-family houses. About one in four was built before 1940. The median home dates to 1964, per the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 survey.
The country around town is newer. In the 76691 ZIP area, the median home dates to 1986. About one in six went up in 2010 or later. Lot clearing mulches the growth on a new home site and leaves it ready for the builder's dirt work.
In town, the City of West takes tall grass complaints through its online code enforcement portal. Building permit applications go through the city's website too. The city answers whether your project needs a permit, and we point you there. Stump grinding takes old stumps on a lot down to grade or just below, so the ground can be mowed.
Outside the city limits, McLennan County handles floodplain development permits in the 100-year floodplain. FEMA's flood map shows Zone A, a 100-year flood zone, along Rice Creek and Elm Creek. The county's floodplain page links to the FEMA maps, so you can check a tract before you plan a build. Ask the county before a house or a barn goes up near a creek.
Summers run hot here, with about 115 days a year at 90 degrees or more at the Waco airport. In Texas, a county judge or commissioners court can put a burn ban in place. Mulching leaves the brush on the ground as mulch instead of in burn piles that wait out a ban.
Inside town or out, call 811 at least two business days before any digging. Private lines you ran across your own land are yours to point out.
Communities and areas we serve around West: Downtown West, FM 2114, FM 2311, Tokio Road, Tokio, Tours, Leroy, Ross, Abbott, Aquilla, Rice Creek, Elm Creek.
West ZIP codes served: 76691.
West 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 West. 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.