Forestry mulching for overgrown land around Little Rock and Texarkana

What mulching does and does not do

The mulching head handles brush, vines, privet thickets and small trees. It leaves stumps at or near ground level and the chips protect the soil from washing. The land can be walked, mowed or grazed afterward.

It does not replace full clearing for a building pad. Stumps and roots stay, so foundation and driveway areas still need stump removal.

Underbrush and privet mulching

Chinese privet, vines and saplings fill in under trees and along fence lines until nothing can get through. The mulcher opens it up in a single pass, leaving the bigger trees you want to keep standing. Privet resprouts from roots, so a follow-up mow or treatment keeps it from coming back. Mulching is the fastest way to turn a wall of green back into usable woods, and the chips it leaves slow the next flush of seedlings by shading the soil.

Thinning an overgrown pine stand

A pine stand planted or seeded too thick grows tall, thin trees that crowd each other. Thinning removes the weaker stems so the rest put on girth. We mulch small and suppressed pines and brush between the rows and can fell larger ones for haul-off. A thinned stand is healthier, easier to walk, and far more resistant to ice damage. We agree the spacing with you before the machine starts, flagging the trees that stay, so the stand you end up with is the one you pictured.

Trail and access cutting

Hunting land, back acreage and pasture edges often need a way in. We cut a trail or access lane wide enough for a truck or a side-by-side, mulching the brush in place and grinding small stumps flush. The chips form a soft, stable path surface that keeps mud down through the wet months. Creek crossings and steep banks are marked and left alone, since the machine should not be run through water or on slopes that could slide, and those spots are handled by hand if they need clearing.