Questions About Clearing Your Ground? Straight Answers.
These are the questions landowners around Mansfield ask us most: what the
mulcher handles, what happens to stumps, what things cost, and when to
schedule. Don't see yours? Call us and ask the crew directly.
We work out of Mansfield and cover roughly a 30-mile radius across north central Ohio: Ontario, Lexington, Shelby, Ashland, Galion, Bucyrus, Crestline, Willard, Mount Vernon, Loudonville, and the townships in between, spanning Richland, Ashland, Knox, Crawford, Morrow, and Huron counties.
What exactly is forestry mulching?
A tracked machine with a mulching head grinds standing brush, saplings, and small trees into a layer of wood chips, right where they grew. Nothing gets hauled, burned, or piled. You go from overgrown to walkable in a single pass, and the mulch layer feeds the soil and holds back erosion.
What size trees can you mulch?
Brush and saplings up to about 6 inches in diameter are the sweet spot, and we work selectively around anything you want to keep. Trees in the 6-to-10-inch range take longer but are usually workable. Big mature timber is a different kind of job, and we will tell you straight when a tree service or excavator is the better call.
Do you remove stumps?
We grind stumps down to an inch or two below grade with the mulcher, which is flush enough to mow over. That is different from full stump extraction, where the root ball comes out of the ground. If your project truly needs stumps dug out, say for a building pad, we will point you to the right equipment for it.
Do you do grading, dirt work, or excavation?
No. We stay in our lane: vegetation. Mulching, land clearing, and brush hogging is what our equipment is built for and what we quote. If your project needs a pad graded or a driveway cut after we clear it, we are happy to work alongside whoever handles your dirt.
How much does forestry mulching cost?
It depends on how thick the growth is, how big the stems are, and how easy the ground is to reach, which is why we quote from a walk of the property instead of over the phone. Light brush costs a fraction of what dense hardwood regrowth does. The estimate is free, written, and stays the price unless you change the scope.
How long does a typical job take?
Most residential jobs run one to three days. A mulcher covers roughly half an acre to two acres per day depending on how thick the growth is, so a brushy two-acre reclaim usually wraps inside a couple of days. You get a timeline with your estimate, not a guess after the fact.
How do I get started?
Call (614) 359-8762 or send the quick form on this site. We will talk through what you have, walk the property with you, and get you a free written estimate. You will be talking to the people who run the machine, not a call center.
Take Your Ground Back
Get In Touch With E&S Forestry
Overgrown field, choked woods, fence row you cannot find anymore? Call or
send the form and we will walk the property with you, talk through what the
ground needs, and hand you a free written estimate.
